How much should I budget for quick-release escape window grilles in Cardiff?
Our guide range for quick-release escape window grilles in Cardiff 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.
Specification at a glance
- Retractable lattice that folds fully clear of the opening
- Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
- No key or tool needed to open from inside
- Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
- White, black or anthracite finishes
- Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
Fitting in Cardiff and nearby
We can arrange quick-release escape window grilles across Cardiff, the main centre for South Glamorgan, and in nearby towns including Penarth, Caerphilly and Barry.
South Glamorgan centres on Cardiff's Victorian terraces, arcades and city-centre offices, with Barry and Penarth along the coast.
Where quick-release escape window grilles are most often used:
- Upstairs habitable rooms
- Loft conversion windows
- Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows
- Basement bedrooms
What to think about first
Children
Discuss the release position with us if young children use the room.
Is it an escape window?
If the room relies on the window for escape, the grille must have a keyless release.
Consents and safety: Wales
Grilles in rented homes
Under the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016, landlords must keep dwellings fit for human habitation, which takes fire hazards into account. Grilles over windows a contract-holder may need for escape should open from inside without a key.
Bedroom and escape windows
Wales has its own Approved Documents under the Building Regulations. Approved Document B for Wales sets out escape window provisions for dwellings broadly in line with England's, including minimum opening sizes. We only fit grilles over escape windows with a keyless internal release.
How it works
- Postcode and a few photos
- On-site survey
- Fixed written price
- Fit, test and explain
Escape window grilles (quick release) in Cardiff: questions
Which areas near Cardiff do you cover?
We can arrange work in Cardiff and in nearby Penarth (3 miles), Caerphilly (7 miles) and Barry (7 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.
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.
Escape window grilles (quick release) in nearby towns
Other grilles in Cardiff
- Security grille servicing
- LPS 1175 certified security grilles
- French door grilles
- Roller security grilles
- Commercial security grilles
- Shopfront security grilles
Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.