Escape window grilles (quick release) in Frome: what will it cost?
Our guide range for quick-release escape window grilles in Frome 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.
Choices you can make
- White, black or anthracite finishes
- Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
- Release positioned at a sensible height
- Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
- No key or tool needed to open from inside
- Keyless internal lever or push-button release
Fitting in Frome and nearby
We can arrange quick-release escape window grilles anywhere in Frome, and in nearby Warminster, Trowbridge and Bath. Tell us your postcode and we will offer dates.
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.
Common openings for quick-release escape window grilles:
- Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
- Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows
- Loft conversion windows
- Basement bedrooms
Getting the right quick-release grille for your building
Is it an escape window?
If the room relies on the window for escape, the grille must have a keyless release.
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 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.
How it works
- Guide price online or by phone
- Survey in Frome
- Accept the fixed quote
- Installation by installers working under our contract
Escape window grilles (quick release) in Frome: questions
Can you survey in Frome and nearby towns?
Yes. Surveys in Frome, Warminster, Trowbridge and elsewhere in Somerset are booked around installer availability.
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.
Can I lock a quick-release grille when I go away?
Some designs allow a key lock to be used as well, for when the house is empty. The release must always be usable when anyone is sleeping there.
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.
Escape window grilles (quick release) in nearby towns
Other grilles in Frome
- Retractable security grilles
- Roller security grilles
- Front door security gates
- Fixed window grilles and bars
- Security grille servicing
- Security grille repairs
Tell us about your quick-release grille and we will come back with a guide price.