Escape window grilles in Folkestone

What is the price of quick-release escape window grilles in Folkestone?

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Folkestone 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.

Options for quick-release escape window grilles in Folkestone

Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
Keyless internal lever or push-button release
Retractable lattice that folds fully clear of the opening
Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
Release positioned at a sensible height

Fitting in Folkestone and nearby

Folkestone is about 31 miles from Maidstone, the main centre for Kent. We can survey and fit across the CT19 district and in nearby places such as Dover and Ashford.

Kent ranges from Medway's Victorian terraces and Thanet's seaside towns to listed medieval centres such as Canterbury and Rochester.

This type of grille suits:

Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows
Basement bedrooms
Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
Loft conversion windows

Questions we will ask at the survey

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.

Planning and safety 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

Tell us about the opening
Survey and measuring
Written quote and lead time
Fitting, testing and handover

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Folkestone: questions

Which areas near Folkestone do you cover?

We can arrange work in Folkestone and in nearby Dover (7 miles), Ashford (13 miles) and Deal (14 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.

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.

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.

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