Escape window grilles in Leicester

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

Most quick-release escape window grilles in Leicester fall within £534 to £1,074 including VAT (£445 to £895 plus VAT) per window for supply and fitting. We confirm a fixed price in writing after a free survey, before anything is ordered.

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

White, black or anthracite finishes
Keyless internal lever or push-button release
No key or tool needed to open from inside
Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
Release positioned at a sensible height

Fitting in Leicester and nearby

Surveys in Leicester (LE1) are booked around installer availability, as they are in nearby Oadby (3 miles) and Wigston (4 miles).

Leicestershire mixes Leicester's Victorian terraces and busy retail streets with market towns such as Loughborough and Melton Mowbray.

Typical places for this kind of grille include:

Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
Loft conversion windows
Upstairs habitable rooms
Basement bedrooms

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 Leicester address
Fixed price in writing
Made to measure and fitted

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Leicester: questions

Can you survey in Leicester and nearby towns?

Yes. Surveys in Leicester, Oadby, Wigston and elsewhere in Leicestershire 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.

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.

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Escape window grilles (quick release) in Leicester

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