Escape window grilles in Tamworth

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Tamworth: what will it cost?

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Tamworth typically cost £534 to £1,074 including VAT (£445 to £895 plus VAT) per window, supplied and fitted. Use the quote tool for a guide figure, then we survey and confirm a fixed price.

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

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

Fitting in Tamworth and nearby

Whether you are in central Tamworth or at the edge of the B79 district, we can arrange a survey. Nearby Lichfield and Sutton Coldfield are covered too.

Staffordshire mixes the Potteries' Victorian terraces and former works buildings with market towns such as Stafford, Lichfield and Burton.

Common openings for quick-release escape window grilles:

Basement bedrooms
Loft conversion windows
Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows
Rooms in HMOs and rented homes

Getting the right quick-release grille for your building

Children

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

Release position

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

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 in rented homes

Landlords in England must keep rented homes free from serious hazards under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System, which includes fire. A grille that stops a tenant using an escape window can create a hazard, so grilles in rented homes should have keyless internal releases.

How it works

Guide price online or by phone
Survey in Tamworth
Accept the fixed quote
Installation by installers working under our contract

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Tamworth: questions

Can you survey in Tamworth and nearby towns?

Yes. Surveys in Tamworth, Lichfield, Sutton Coldfield and elsewhere in Staffordshire are booked around installer availability.

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 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.

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.

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Escape window grilles (quick release) in Tamworth

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