How much do quick-release escape window grilles cost in Brighton?
Escape window grilles (quick release) in Brighton typically cost £534 to £1,074 including VAT (£445 to £895 plus VAT) per window, supplied and fitted. Use the quote tool for a guide figure, then we survey and confirm a fixed price.
An escape window grille is a retractable grille with a release on the inside that opens it without a key or tool. It secures a window against entry from outside while keeping the window usable as an emergency escape route from inside, which bedroom and upstairs windows often need to be.
Options for quick-release escape window grilles in Brighton
- Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
- Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
- Release positioned at a sensible height
- Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
- Retractable lattice that folds fully clear of the opening
- No key or tool needed to open from inside
Fitting in Brighton and nearby
Surveys in Brighton (BN2) are booked around installer availability, as they are in nearby Hove (1 mile) and Portslade (3 miles).
East Sussex is known for Regency and Victorian terraces in Brighton, Hove, Eastbourne and Hastings, many in conservation areas, alongside Wealden villages.
Typical places for this kind of grille include:
- Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
- Loft conversion windows
- Basement bedrooms
- Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows
Things to decide before you order
Is it an escape window?
If the room relies on the window for escape, the grille must have a keyless release.
Clear opening
The folded grille must not reduce the window's clear opening below what escape requires.
Rules that apply in England
Bedroom and escape windows
Approved Document B (fire safety) expects many habitable rooms in houses, especially first-floor rooms, to have an emergency escape window with an unobstructed opening of at least 0.33 m², at least 450 mm high and 450 mm wide, with the bottom of the opening no more than 1,100 mm above the floor. We only fit grilles over escape windows with a release that opens from inside without a key.
Grilles inside the glass
A grille fitted inside the glass does not normally need planning permission, because it does not materially change how the building looks from outside. If the building is listed, listed building consent may still be needed.
How it works
- Send sizes or use the quote tool
- Free survey at your Brighton address
- Fixed price in writing
- Made to measure and fitted
Escape window grilles (quick release) in Brighton: questions
Can you survey in Brighton and nearby towns?
Yes. Surveys in Brighton, Hove, Portslade and elsewhere in East Sussex are booked around installer availability.
Can I have security grilles on bedroom windows?
Yes, as long as the grille opens from inside without a key or tool. That keeps the window usable as an escape route.
Could a burglar use the quick release?
It should not be possible from outside. The release is on the inside face and positioned so it is not reachable through the lattice from outside; we check this at fitting.
How does a quick-release grille work?
A lever or push release on the inside of the lock box unlatches the grille so it can be slid open in one movement, with no key needed.
Escape window grilles (quick release) in nearby towns
Other grilles in Brighton
- Home security grilles
- Security grille servicing
- Roller security grilles
- Security grille repairs
- Fixed window grilles and bars
- Grille lock replacement and upgrades
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