Escape window grilles in Crowborough

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Crowborough: what will it cost?

Most quick-release escape window grilles in Crowborough fall within £534 to £1,074 including VAT (£445 to £895 plus VAT) per window for supply and fitting. We confirm a fixed price in writing after a free survey, before anything is ordered.

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 Crowborough

No key or tool needed to open from inside
Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
White, black or anthracite finishes
Release positioned at a sensible height
Keyless internal lever or push-button release

Fitting in Crowborough and nearby

Crowborough is about 21 miles from Brighton, the main centre for East Sussex. We can survey and fit across the TN6 district and in nearby places such as Tunbridge Wells and East Grinstead.

East Sussex is known for Regency and Victorian terraces in Brighton, Hove, Eastbourne and Hastings, many in conservation areas, alongside Wealden villages.

Common openings for quick-release escape window grilles:

Upstairs habitable rooms
Basement bedrooms
Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows

Getting the right quick-release grille for your building

Is it an escape window?

If the room relies on the window for escape, the grille must have a keyless release.

Children

Discuss the release position with us if young children use the room.

What the rules say in England

England

Grilles in rented homes

Landlords in England must keep rented homes free from serious hazards under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System, which includes fire. A grille that stops a tenant using an escape window can create a hazard, so grilles in rented homes should have keyless internal releases.

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.

How it works

Guide price online or by phone
Survey in Crowborough
Accept the fixed quote
Installation by installers working under our contract

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Crowborough: questions

Do you cover Tunbridge Wells as well as Crowborough?

Yes. As well as Crowborough, we can arrange surveys in nearby Tunbridge Wells, East Grinstead and Tonbridge, and elsewhere in East Sussex.

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.

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.

Do landlords need escape grilles?

Landlords must keep escape routes usable for tenants. A key-only grille over a bedroom escape window is a fire hazard, so a quick-release grille is the safer choice.

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Escape window grilles (quick release) in Crowborough

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