Escape window grilles (quick release) in Dartford: what will it cost?
Most quick-release escape window grilles in Dartford fall within £534 to £1,074 including VAT (£445 to £895 plus VAT) per window for supply and fitting. We confirm a fixed price in writing after a free survey, before anything is ordered.
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 Dartford
- No key or tool needed to open from inside
- Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
- Retractable lattice that folds fully clear of the opening
- White, black or anthracite finishes
- Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
- Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
Fitting in Dartford and nearby
Dartford is about 18 miles from Maidstone, the main centre for Kent. We can survey and fit across the DA1 district and in nearby places such as Bexley and Swanley.
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
- Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
Getting the right quick-release grille for your building
Children
Discuss the release position with us if young children use the room.
Is it an escape window?
If the room relies on the window for escape, the grille must have a keyless release.
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.
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.
How it works
- Guide price online or by phone
- Survey in Dartford
- Accept the fixed quote
- Installation by installers working under our contract
Escape window grilles (quick release) in Dartford: questions
Can you survey in Dartford and nearby towns?
Yes. Surveys in Dartford, Bexley, Swanley and elsewhere in Kent are booked around installer availability.
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.
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.
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 Dartford
- Front door security gates
- Bi-folding security gates
- Hinged security gates
- Vacant property grilles and screens
- Grille lock replacement and upgrades
- Security grille servicing
Tell us about your quick-release grille and we will come back with a guide price.