Escape window grilles (quick release) in Bath

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

Most quick-release escape window grilles in Bath 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

Release positioned at a sensible height
Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
No key or tool needed to open from inside
White, black or anthracite finishes
Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking

Fitting in Bath and nearby

We arrange surveys and fitting in Bath and across the BA1 postcode district, as well as in nearby Trowbridge (8 miles) and Melksham (10 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.

Somerset ranges from Bath's Georgian stone terraces, almost all within a World Heritage Site, to Weston-super-Mare's seaside streets and Taunton's town centre.

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

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

What to think about first

Is it an escape window?

If the room relies on the window for escape, the grille must have a keyless release.

Children

Discuss the release position with us if young children use the room.

Consents and safety: 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

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

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Bath: questions

Do you cover Trowbridge as well as Bath?

Yes. As well as Bath, we can arrange surveys in nearby Trowbridge, Melksham and Mangotsfield, and elsewhere in Somerset.

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 Bath

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