How much should I budget for quick-release escape window grilles in Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles?
Our guide range for quick-release escape window grilles in Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles 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.
Options for quick-release escape window grilles in Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles
- Keyless internal lever or push-button release
- Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
- Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
- No key or tool needed to open from inside
- Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
- Release positioned at a sensible height
Covering Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles
Work in Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles is arranged individually because of travel, including in Kirkwall, Lerwick and Stornoway. Send your postcode and we will confirm what is possible.
The Northern and Western Isles have small, scattered communities centred on Kirkwall, Lerwick and Stornoway; work here is arranged individually.
Where quick-release escape window grilles are most often used:
- Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows
- Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
- Loft conversion windows
- Basement bedrooms
Towns in Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles
What to think about first
Release position
Easy to find and operate in the dark, but not something a passer-by can reach.
Is it an escape window?
If the room relies on the window for escape, the grille must have a keyless release.
Consents and safety: Scotland
Bedroom and escape windows
In Scotland, escape from homes is covered by the Building Standards technical handbooks (section 2, fire). Where a room relies on a window for escape, nothing fitted over it should stop it being used. We only fit grilles over escape windows with a keyless internal release.
Grilles inside the glass
A grille fitted inside the glass does not normally need planning permission in Scotland, as it does not materially change the outside of the building. If the building is listed, listed building consent may still be needed.
How it works
- Postcode and a few photos
- On-site survey
- Fixed written price
- Fit, test and explain
Escape window grilles (quick release) in Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles: questions
Which towns in Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles do you cover?
We can arrange work anywhere in Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles, including Kirkwall, Lerwick and Stornoway. Island and remote addresses are arranged individually.
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.
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.
Other grilles in Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles
- Window security grilles
- Vacant property grilles and screens
- Patio and bifold door grilles
- LPS 1175 certified security grilles
- Commercial security grilles
- Retractable security grilles
Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.