Escape window grilles (quick release) in York

How much should I budget for quick-release escape window grilles in York?

Most quick-release escape window grilles in York 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 you can specify

Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
Release positioned at a sensible height
White, black or anthracite finishes
Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
Retractable lattice that folds fully clear of the opening
Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking

Fitting in York and nearby

We arrange surveys and fitting across York and the YO1 postcode district, and in nearby Selby (12 miles), Harrogate (19 miles) and Goole.

North Yorkshire runs from York's walled historic centre and Harrogate's Victorian stone to Teesside's terraces and the Dales' stone villages.

Where quick-release escape window grilles are most often used:

Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
Upstairs habitable rooms
Loft conversion windows
Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows

What to think about first

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.

Consents and safety: 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

Postcode and a few photos
On-site survey
Fixed written price
Fit, test and explain

Escape window grilles (quick release) in York: questions

Do you cover Selby as well as York?

Yes. As well as York, we can arrange surveys in nearby Selby, Harrogate and Goole, and elsewhere in North Yorkshire.

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.

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 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.

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Other grilles in York

Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.