Escape window grilles (quick release) in Hove

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

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Hove 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.

What you can specify

Keyless internal lever or push-button release
Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
Release positioned at a sensible height
No key or tool needed to open from inside
White, black or anthracite finishes

Fitting in Hove and nearby

We arrange surveys and fitting in Hove and across the BN3 postcode district, as well as in nearby Brighton (1 mile) and Portslade (2 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.

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
Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows
Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
Loft conversion windows

Getting the right quick-release grille for your building

Children

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

Is it an escape window?

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

What the rules say in England

England

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.

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 Hove
Accept the fixed quote
Installation by installers working under our contract

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Hove: questions

Can you survey in Hove and nearby towns?

Yes. Surveys in Hove, Brighton, Portslade and elsewhere in East Sussex are booked around installer availability.

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.

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.

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 Hove

Tell us about your quick-release grille and we will come back with a guide price.