Escape window grilles (quick release) in Havant: what will it cost?
Budget £534 to £1,074 including VAT (£445 to £895 plus VAT) per window for quick-release escape window grilles in Havant, 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 Havant
- Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
- Retractable lattice that folds fully clear of the opening
- Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
- No key or tool needed to open from inside
- Release positioned at a sensible height
- Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
Fitting in Havant and nearby
Havant is about 19 miles from Southampton, the main centre for Hampshire. We can survey and fit across the PO9 district and in nearby places such as Waterlooville and Portsmouth.
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
- Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
- Upstairs habitable rooms
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.
Children
Discuss the release position with us if young children use the room.
What the rules say in 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 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.
How it works
- Guide price online or by phone
- Survey in Havant
- Accept the fixed quote
- Installation by installers working under our contract
Escape window grilles (quick release) in Havant: questions
Do you cover Waterlooville as well as Havant?
Yes. As well as Havant, we can arrange surveys in nearby Waterlooville, Portsmouth and Gosport, 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.
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 Havant
- LPS 1175 certified security grilles
- Fixed window grilles and bars
- Security grille installation
- Removable security grilles
- Internal security grilles
- Retractable security grilles
Tell us about your quick-release grille and we will come back with a guide price.