Escape window grilles in Hitchin

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Hitchin: what will it cost?

As a guide, quick-release escape window grilles in Hitchin cost £534 to £1,074 including VAT (£445 to £895 plus VAT) per window, supplied and fitted. The exact figure depends on size, type, finish and locking, and is confirmed in writing after the free 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

Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
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

Fitting in Hitchin and nearby

We can arrange quick-release escape window grilles anywhere in Hitchin, and in nearby Letchworth Garden City, Stevenage and Luton. Tell us your postcode and we will offer dates.

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

Common openings for quick-release escape window grilles:

Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
Upstairs habitable rooms
Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows
Loft conversion windows

Getting the right quick-release grille for your building

Release position

Easy to find and operate in the dark, but not something a passer-by can reach.

Children

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

What the rules say in 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 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.

How it works

Guide price online or by phone
Survey in Hitchin
Accept the fixed quote
Installation by installers working under our contract

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Hitchin: questions

Which areas near Hitchin do you cover?

We can arrange work in Hitchin and in nearby Letchworth Garden City (3 miles), Stevenage (5 miles) and Luton (7 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.

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 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.

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Escape window grilles (quick release) in Hitchin

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