Escape window grilles in Portsmouth

What is the price of quick-release escape window grilles in Portsmouth?

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

What you can specify

Keyless internal lever or push-button release
No key or tool needed to open from inside
Release positioned at a sensible height
Retractable lattice that folds fully clear of the opening
White, black or anthracite finishes
Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking

Fitting in Portsmouth and nearby

We arrange surveys and fitting in Portsmouth and across the PO5 postcode district, as well as in nearby Gosport (2 miles) and Fareham (5 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.

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

This type of grille suits:

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

Questions we will ask at the survey

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.

Planning and safety 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.

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

Tell us about the opening
Survey and measuring
Written quote and lead time
Fitting, testing and handover

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Portsmouth: questions

Which areas near Portsmouth do you cover?

We can arrange work in Portsmouth and in nearby Gosport (2 miles), Fareham (5 miles) and Ryde (6 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.

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.

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.

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