Escape window grilles in Herne Bay

How much do quick-release escape window grilles cost in Herne Bay?

Our guide range for quick-release escape window grilles in Herne Bay 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.

What goes into a quick-release grille

Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
Release positioned at a sensible height
Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
Keyless internal lever or push-button release
Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
White, black or anthracite finishes

Fitting in Herne Bay and nearby

Surveys in Herne Bay (CT6) are booked around installer availability. We also cover nearby Whitstable (5 miles), Canterbury (7 miles) and Faversham (11 miles).

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

Typical places for this kind of grille include:

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

Things to decide before you order

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.

Rules that apply in England

England

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.

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

Send sizes or use the quote tool
Free survey at your Herne Bay address
Fixed price in writing
Made to measure and fitted

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Herne Bay: questions

Can you survey in Herne Bay and nearby towns?

Yes. Surveys in Herne Bay, Whitstable, Canterbury and elsewhere in Kent are booked around 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.

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.

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