How much do quick-release escape window grilles cost in Rochester?
Our guide range for quick-release escape window grilles in Rochester 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 you can specify
- Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
- Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
- Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
- Release positioned at a sensible height
- Retractable lattice that folds fully clear of the opening
- Keyless internal lever or push-button release
Fitting in Rochester and nearby
We arrange surveys and fitting in Rochester and across the ME1 postcode district, as well as in nearby Chatham (1 mile) and Strood (1 mile). Dates depend on installer availability.
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:
- Loft conversion windows
- Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows
- Upstairs habitable rooms
- Basement bedrooms
Things to decide before you order
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.
Rules that apply 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
- Send sizes or use the quote tool
- Free survey at your Rochester address
- Fixed price in writing
- Made to measure and fitted
Escape window grilles (quick release) in Rochester: questions
Can you survey in Rochester and nearby towns?
Yes. Surveys in Rochester, Chatham, Strood 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.
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.
Escape window grilles (quick release) in nearby towns
Other grilles in Rochester
- Commercial security grilles
- Retractable security grilles
- Grille lock replacement and upgrades
- Counter and hatch grilles
- Bespoke security grilles
- LPS 1175 certified security grilles
Ready for a price? Use the form or call 0800 088 6248.