Escape window grilles (quick release) in Broadstairs: what will it cost?
Escape window grilles (quick release) in Broadstairs 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.
Choices you can make
- Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
- No key or tool needed to open from inside
- Keyless internal lever or push-button release
- Release positioned at a sensible height
- Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
- Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
Fitting in Broadstairs and nearby
We can arrange quick-release escape window grilles anywhere in Broadstairs, and in nearby Ramsgate, Margate and Deal. Tell us your postcode and we will offer dates.
Kent ranges from Medway's Victorian terraces and Thanet's seaside towns to listed medieval centres such as Canterbury and Rochester.
Common openings for quick-release escape window grilles:
- Basement bedrooms
- Upstairs habitable rooms
- Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows
- Loft conversion windows
Getting the right quick-release grille for your building
Children
Discuss the release position with us if young children use the room.
Release position
Easy to find and operate in the dark, but not something a passer-by can reach.
What the rules say in 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
- Guide price online or by phone
- Survey in Broadstairs
- Accept the fixed quote
- Installation by installers working under our contract
Escape window grilles (quick release) in Broadstairs: questions
Do you cover Ramsgate as well as Broadstairs?
Yes. As well as Broadstairs, we can arrange surveys in nearby Ramsgate, Margate and Deal, and elsewhere in Kent.
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 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.
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 Broadstairs
- Retractable security grilles
- Counter and hatch grilles
- Patio and bifold door grilles
- Roller security grilles
- Commercial security grilles
- Door security gates
Tell us about your quick-release grille and we will come back with a guide price.