Escape window grilles (quick release) in Burnley: what will it cost?
Escape window grilles (quick release) in Burnley 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.
Specification at a glance
- No key or tool needed to open from inside
- Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
- Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
- Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
- Keyless internal lever or push-button release
- White, black or anthracite finishes
Fitting in Burnley and nearby
Whether you are in central Burnley or at the edge of the BB11 district, we can arrange a survey. Nearby Nelson and Colne are covered too.
Lancashire is known for stone and red-brick terraces in its mill towns, Victorian seaside resorts such as Blackpool, and historic Lancaster.
Common openings for quick-release escape window grilles:
- Basement bedrooms
- Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows
- Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
- Loft conversion windows
Getting the right quick-release grille for your building
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.
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 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
- Guide price online or by phone
- Survey in Burnley
- Accept the fixed quote
- Installation by installers working under our contract
Escape window grilles (quick release) in Burnley: questions
Do you cover Nelson as well as Burnley?
Yes. As well as Burnley, we can arrange surveys in nearby Nelson, Colne and Accrington, and elsewhere in Lancashire.
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 Burnley
- Vacant property grilles and screens
- Security grille servicing
- Security grille repairs
- Roller security grilles
- Commercial security grilles
- Window security grilles
Tell us about your quick-release grille and we will come back with a guide price.