How much do quick-release escape window grilles cost in Braintree?
Escape window grilles (quick release) in Braintree 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 Braintree
- Keyless internal lever or push-button release
- Release positioned at a sensible height
- Retractable lattice that folds fully clear of the opening
- Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
- No key or tool needed to open from inside
- Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
Fitting in Braintree and nearby
Braintree is about 25 miles from Southend-on-Sea, the main centre for Essex. We can survey and fit across the CM7 district and in nearby places such as Witham and Chelmsford.
Essex ranges from Victorian terraces in Southend and Colchester to new towns such as Harlow and Basildon and large commuter estates near London.
Typical places for this kind of grille include:
- Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
- Upstairs habitable rooms
- Basement bedrooms
- Loft conversion windows
Things to decide before you order
Children
Discuss the release position with us if young children use the room.
Release position
Easy to find and operate in the dark, but not something a passer-by can reach.
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 Braintree address
- Fixed price in writing
- Made to measure and fitted
Escape window grilles (quick release) in Braintree: questions
Do you cover Witham as well as Braintree?
Yes. As well as Braintree, we can arrange surveys in nearby Witham, Chelmsford and Maldon, and elsewhere in Essex.
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.
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.
Escape window grilles (quick release) in nearby towns
Other grilles in Braintree
- Fixed window grilles and bars
- Bespoke security grilles
- Security grille installation
- Patio and bifold door grilles
- LPS 1175 certified security grilles
- Roller security grilles
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