How much should I budget for quick-release escape window grilles in Hayes?
As a guide, quick-release escape window grilles in Hayes cost £534 to £1,074 including VAT (£445 to £895 plus VAT) per window, supplied and fitted. The exact figure depends on size, type, finish and locking, and is confirmed in writing after the free 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.
What you can specify
- White, black or anthracite finishes
- Release positioned at a sensible height
- Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
- No key or tool needed to open from inside
- Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
- Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
Fitting in Hayes and nearby
We arrange surveys and fitting in Hayes and across the UB3 postcode district, as well as in nearby Southall (2 miles) and Heston (3 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.
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.
Where quick-release escape window grilles are most often used:
- Basement bedrooms
- Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
- Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows
- Upstairs habitable rooms
What to think about first
Clear opening
The folded grille must not reduce the window's clear opening below what escape requires.
Children
Discuss the release position with us if young children use the room.
Consents and safety: 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 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.
How it works
- Postcode and a few photos
- On-site survey
- Fixed written price
- Fit, test and explain
Escape window grilles (quick release) in Hayes: questions
Do you cover Southall as well as Hayes?
Yes. As well as Hayes, we can arrange surveys in nearby Southall, Heston and Greenford, 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.
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.
Escape window grilles (quick release) in nearby towns
Other grilles in Hayes
- Security grille installation
- Bespoke security grilles
- Vacant property grilles and screens
- French door grilles
- Home security grilles
- Patio and bifold door grilles
Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.