Escape window grilles (quick release) in Sutton: what will it cost?
Most quick-release escape window grilles in Sutton fall within £534 to £1,074 including VAT (£445 to £895 plus VAT) per window for supply and fitting. We confirm a fixed price in writing after a free survey, before anything is ordered.
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.
Choices you can make
- White, black or anthracite finishes
- Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
- Release positioned at a sensible height
- Keyless internal lever or push-button release
- No key or tool needed to open from inside
- Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
Fitting in Sutton and nearby
We can arrange quick-release escape window grilles anywhere in Sutton, and in nearby Carshalton, Banstead and Ewell. Tell us your postcode and we will offer dates.
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
- Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
- 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
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.
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.
How it works
- Guide price online or by phone
- Survey in Sutton
- Accept the fixed quote
- Installation by installers working under our contract
Escape window grilles (quick release) in Sutton: questions
Do you cover Carshalton as well as Sutton?
Yes. As well as Sutton, we can arrange surveys in nearby Carshalton, Banstead and Ewell, and elsewhere in Greater London.
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 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.
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 Sutton
- Removable security grilles
- Roller security grilles
- Security grille servicing
- Grille lock replacement and upgrades
- Counter and hatch grilles
- Front door security gates
Tell us about your quick-release grille and we will come back with a guide price.