Escape window grilles in Aldershot

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

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

Specification at a glance

Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
White, black or anthracite finishes
Release positioned at a sensible height
No key or tool needed to open from inside
Keyless internal lever or push-button release
Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside

Fitting in Aldershot and nearby

Whether you are in central Aldershot or at the edge of the GU11 district, we can arrange a survey. Nearby Farnham and Farnborough are covered too.

Hampshire runs from Portsmouth's dense Victorian terraces and Southampton's post-war centre to market towns such as Winchester with large conservation areas.

Common openings for quick-release escape window grilles:

Basement bedrooms
Loft conversion windows
Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows
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.

Is it an escape window?

If the room relies on the window for escape, the grille must have a keyless release.

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 Aldershot
Accept the fixed quote
Installation by installers working under our contract

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Aldershot: questions

Can you survey in Aldershot and nearby towns?

Yes. Surveys in Aldershot, Farnham, Farnborough and elsewhere in Hampshire are booked around installer availability.

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.

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.

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Escape window grilles (quick release) in Aldershot

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