What is the price of quick-release escape window grilles in Greenwich?
Budget £534 to £1,074 including VAT (£445 to £895 plus VAT) per window for quick-release escape window grilles in Greenwich, supplied and fitted. Size, number of leaves, colour and access all move the price, which is fixed in writing after the survey.
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
- Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
- No key or tool needed to open from inside
- Keyless internal lever or push-button release
- Retractable lattice that folds fully clear of the opening
- Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
- White, black or anthracite finishes
Fitting in Greenwich and nearby
Whether you are in central Greenwich or at the edge of the SE10 district, we can arrange a survey. Nearby Blackheath and Canary Wharf 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.
This type of grille suits:
- Upstairs habitable rooms
- Loft conversion windows
- Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows
- Basement bedrooms
Questions we will ask at the survey
Clear opening
The folded grille must not reduce the window's clear opening below what escape requires.
Release position
Easy to find and operate in the dark, but not something a passer-by can reach.
Planning and safety 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
- Tell us about the opening
- Survey and measuring
- Written quote and lead time
- Fitting, testing and handover
Escape window grilles (quick release) in Greenwich: questions
Do you cover Blackheath as well as Greenwich?
Yes. As well as Greenwich, we can arrange surveys in nearby Blackheath, Canary Wharf and Catford, and elsewhere in Greater London.
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.
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.
Escape window grilles (quick release) in nearby towns
Other grilles in Greenwich
- Commercial security grilles
- Security grille installation
- Home security grilles
- Security grille servicing
- Grille lock replacement and upgrades
- Front door security gates
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