Escape window grilles in Horsham

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

Budget £534 to £1,074 including VAT (£445 to £895 plus VAT) per window for quick-release escape window grilles in Horsham, 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.

Options for quick-release escape window grilles in Horsham

Retractable lattice that folds fully clear of the opening
No key or tool needed to open from inside
Keyless internal lever or push-button release
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 Horsham and nearby

Horsham is about 7 miles from Crawley, the main centre for West Sussex. We can survey and fit across the RH12 district and in nearby places such as Crawley and Horley.

West Sussex combines Crawley's new-town estates and commercial areas with coastal towns such as Worthing and historic Chichester.

Common openings for quick-release escape window grilles:

Upstairs habitable rooms
Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows
Basement bedrooms
Loft conversion windows

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

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.

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.

How it works

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

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Horsham: questions

Do you cover Crawley as well as Horsham?

Yes. As well as Horsham, we can arrange surveys in nearby Crawley, Horley and Haywards Heath, and elsewhere in West Sussex.

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.

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.

Escape window grilles (quick release) in nearby towns

Other grilles in Horsham

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

Escape window grilles (quick release) in Horsham

Free quote in Horsham