How much should I budget for quick-release escape window grilles in Farnborough?
Budget £534 to £1,074 including VAT (£445 to £895 plus VAT) per window for quick-release escape window grilles in Farnborough, 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.
Choices you can make
- Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
- Keyless internal lever or push-button release
- Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
- No key or tool needed to open from inside
- Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
- White, black or anthracite finishes
Fitting in Farnborough and nearby
We can arrange quick-release escape window grilles anywhere in Farnborough, and in nearby Camberley, Aldershot and Fleet. Tell us your postcode and we will offer dates.
Hampshire runs from Portsmouth's dense Victorian terraces and Southampton's post-war centre to market towns such as Winchester with large conservation areas.
Where quick-release escape window grilles are most often used:
- Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
- Loft conversion windows
- Basement bedrooms
- Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows
What to think about first
Release position
Easy to find and operate in the dark, but not something a passer-by can reach.
Is it an escape window?
If the room relies on the window for escape, the grille must have a keyless release.
Consents and safety: 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
- Postcode and a few photos
- On-site survey
- Fixed written price
- Fit, test and explain
Escape window grilles (quick release) in Farnborough: questions
Do you cover Camberley as well as Farnborough?
Yes. As well as Farnborough, we can arrange surveys in nearby Camberley, Aldershot and Fleet, and elsewhere in Hampshire.
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 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 Farnborough
- Fixed window grilles and bars
- Removable security grilles
- Shopfront security grilles
- Front door security gates
- Grille lock replacement and upgrades
- Counter and hatch grilles
Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.