Escape window grilles in Andover

How much do quick-release escape window grilles cost in Andover?

Budget £534 to £1,074 including VAT (£445 to £895 plus VAT) per window for quick-release escape window grilles in Andover, supplied and fitted. Size, number of leaves, colour and access all move the price, which is fixed in writing after the 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.

Options for quick-release escape window grilles in Andover

Retractable lattice that folds fully clear of the opening
No key or tool needed to open from inside
Release positioned at a sensible height
Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
White, black or anthracite finishes

Fitting in Andover and nearby

Andover is about 22 miles from Southampton, the main centre for Hampshire. We can survey and fit across the SP10 district and in nearby places such as Winchester and Newbury.

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

Typical places for this kind of grille include:

Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
Basement bedrooms
Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows
Upstairs habitable rooms

Things to decide before you order

Children

Discuss the release position with us if young children use the room.

Clear opening

The folded grille must not reduce the window's clear opening below what escape requires.

Rules that apply in England

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

Send sizes or use the quote tool
Free survey at your Andover address
Fixed price in writing
Made to measure and fitted

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Andover: questions

Which areas near Andover do you cover?

We can arrange work in Andover and in nearby Winchester (13 miles), Newbury (15 miles) and Salisbury (16 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.

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.

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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