Escape window grilles in Romford

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

Our guide range for quick-release escape window grilles in Romford 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.

What you can specify

Release positioned at a sensible height
No key or tool needed to open from inside
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
White, black or anthracite finishes

Fitting in Romford and nearby

We arrange surveys and fitting in Romford and across the RM1 postcode district, as well as in nearby Hornchurch (2 miles) and Dagenham (2 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.

Common openings for quick-release escape window grilles:

Basement bedrooms
Loft conversion windows
Upstairs habitable rooms
Rooms in HMOs and rented homes

Getting the right quick-release grille for your building

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.

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 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

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

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Romford: questions

Which areas near Romford do you cover?

We can arrange work in Romford and in nearby Hornchurch (2 miles), Dagenham (2 miles) and Becontree (3 miles). Dates depend on 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 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 Romford

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