Escape window grilles in Blackheath

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

Our guide range for quick-release escape window grilles in Blackheath is £534 to £1,074 including VAT (£445 to £895 plus VAT) per window, including fitting. The survey is free for new installations and your fixed price follows in writing.

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.

Specification at a glance

Release positioned at a sensible height
White, black or anthracite finishes
Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
Keyless internal lever or push-button release
Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking

Fitting in Blackheath and nearby

Whether you are in central Blackheath or at the edge of the SE3 district, we can arrange a survey. Nearby Greenwich and Catford are covered too.

London's buildings range from Victorian and Edwardian terraces and mansion blocks to post-war estates, with long high streets of ground-floor shops below flats.

Common openings for quick-release escape window grilles:

Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
Basement bedrooms
Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows
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.

Release position

Easy to find and operate in the dark, but not something a passer-by can reach.

What the rules say in England

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

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

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Blackheath: questions

Do you cover Greenwich as well as Blackheath?

Yes. As well as Blackheath, we can arrange surveys in nearby Greenwich, Catford and Eltham, and elsewhere in Greater London.

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 lock a quick-release grille when I go away?

Some designs allow a key lock to be used as well, for when the house is empty. The release must always be usable when anyone is sleeping there.

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.

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Escape window grilles (quick release) in Blackheath

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