Escape window grilles (quick release) in Dover: what will it cost?
Our guide range for quick-release escape window grilles in Dover 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.
Choices you can make
- Release positioned at a sensible height
- Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
- Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
- Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
- No key or tool needed to open from inside
- Retractable lattice that folds fully clear of the opening
Fitting in Dover and nearby
We can arrange quick-release escape window grilles anywhere in Dover, and in nearby Folkestone, Deal and Canterbury. 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:
- Upstairs habitable rooms
- Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows
- Basement bedrooms
- Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
Getting the right quick-release grille for your building
Clear opening
The folded grille must not reduce the window's clear opening below what escape requires.
Release position
Easy to find and operate in the dark, but not something a passer-by can reach.
What the rules say in 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
- Guide price online or by phone
- Survey in Dover
- Accept the fixed quote
- Installation by installers working under our contract
Escape window grilles (quick release) in Dover: questions
Which areas near Dover do you cover?
We can arrange work in Dover and in nearby Folkestone (7 miles), Deal (8 miles) and Canterbury (15 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.
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 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 Dover
- Security grille repairs
- Security grille installation
- Shopfront security grilles
- Counter and hatch grilles
- Grille lock replacement and upgrades
- Vacant property grilles and screens
Tell us about your quick-release grille and we will come back with a guide price.