Escape window grilles (quick release) in Surrey

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

Budget £534 to £1,074 including VAT (£445 to £895 plus VAT) per window for quick-release escape window grilles in Surrey, supplied and fitted. Size, number of leaves, colour and access all move the price, which is fixed in writing after the survey.

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 goes into a quick-release grille

Release positioned at a sensible height
Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
No key or tool needed to open from inside
White, black or anthracite finishes
Retractable lattice that folds fully clear of the opening

Covering Surrey

We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in Surrey, including Woking and Guildford. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.

Surrey is mostly suburban and commuter housing, from interwar semis to large detached homes, with busy town centres such as Guildford and Woking.

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

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

Towns in Surrey

What to think about first

Clear opening

The folded grille must not reduce the window's clear opening below what escape requires.

Release position

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

Consents and safety: England

England

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.

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

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

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Surrey: questions

Which towns in Surrey do you cover?

We can arrange work anywhere in Surrey, including Woking, Guildford, Esher, Redhill and Staines-upon-Thames, and in other towns across the area.

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.

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.

Other grilles in Surrey

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