How much do quick-release escape window grilles cost in Wembley?
Escape window grilles (quick release) in Wembley typically cost £534 to £1,074 including VAT (£445 to £895 plus VAT) per window, supplied and fitted. Use the quote tool for a guide figure, then we survey and confirm a fixed price.
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 goes into a quick-release grille
- Release positioned at a sensible height
- White, black or anthracite finishes
- Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
- Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
- No key or tool needed to open from inside
- Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
Fitting in Wembley and nearby
Surveys in Wembley (HA0) are booked around installer availability. We also cover nearby Harrow (2 miles), Greenford (3 miles) and Willesden (3 miles).
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.
Typical places for this kind of grille include:
- Upstairs habitable rooms
- Basement bedrooms
- Loft conversion windows
- Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
Things to decide before you order
Is it an escape window?
If the room relies on the window for escape, the grille must have a keyless release.
Clear opening
The folded grille must not reduce the window's clear opening below what escape requires.
Rules that apply in England
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.
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
- Send sizes or use the quote tool
- Free survey at your Wembley address
- Fixed price in writing
- Made to measure and fitted
Escape window grilles (quick release) in Wembley: questions
Do you cover Harrow as well as Wembley?
Yes. As well as Wembley, we can arrange surveys in nearby Harrow, Greenford and Willesden, and elsewhere in Greater London.
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.
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.
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.
Escape window grilles (quick release) in nearby towns
Other grilles in Wembley
- Grille lock replacement and upgrades
- Fixed window grilles and bars
- Retractable security grilles
- Counter and hatch grilles
- Commercial security grilles
- Security grille repairs
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