Escape window grilles (quick release) in Hertfordshire

How much should I budget for quick-release escape window grilles in Hertfordshire?

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Hertfordshire typically cost £534 to £1,074 including VAT (£445 to £895 plus VAT) per window, supplied and fitted. Use the quote tool for a guide figure, then we survey and confirm a fixed price.

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 goes into a quick-release grille

Keyless internal lever or push-button release
Release positioned at a sensible height
No key or tool needed to open from inside
Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
Retractable lattice that folds fully clear of the opening

Covering Hertfordshire

We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in Hertfordshire, including Watford and Hemel Hempstead. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.

Hertfordshire mixes the garden cities of Letchworth and Welwyn, post-war new towns such as Stevenage, and historic centres like St Albans.

Where quick-release escape window grilles are most often used:

Basement bedrooms
Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
Loft conversion windows
Upstairs habitable rooms

Towns in Hertfordshire

What to think about first

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.

Consents and safety: 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 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

Postcode and a few photos
On-site survey
Fixed written price
Fit, test and explain

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Hertfordshire: questions

Which towns in Hertfordshire do you cover?

We can arrange work anywhere in Hertfordshire, including Watford, Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, St Albans and Welwyn Garden City, and in other towns across the area.

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.

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.

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.

Other grilles in Hertfordshire

Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.