Escape window grilles in Weston-super-Mare

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Weston-super-Mare: what will it cost?

Our guide range for quick-release escape window grilles in Weston-super-Mare 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

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

Fitting in Weston-super-Mare and nearby

We can arrange quick-release escape window grilles anywhere in Weston-super-Mare, and in nearby Burnham-on-Sea, Clevedon and Nailsea. 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:

Upstairs habitable rooms
Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows
Basement bedrooms

Getting the right quick-release grille for your building

Release position

Easy to find and operate in the dark, but not something a passer-by can reach.

Children

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

What the rules say in 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 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 Weston-super-Mare
Accept the fixed quote
Installation by installers working under our contract

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Weston-super-Mare: questions

Which areas near Weston-super-Mare do you cover?

We can arrange work in Weston-super-Mare and in nearby Burnham-on-Sea (7 miles), Clevedon (8 miles) and Nailsea (11 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.

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 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.

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.

Escape window grilles (quick release) in nearby towns

Other grilles in Weston-super-Mare

Tell us about your quick-release grille and we will come back with a guide price.

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Weston-super-Mare

Free quote in Weston-super-Mare