How much do quick-release escape window grilles cost in Chippenham?
As a guide, quick-release escape window grilles in Chippenham cost £534 to £1,074 including VAT (£445 to £895 plus VAT) per window, supplied and fitted. The exact figure depends on size, type, finish and locking, and is confirmed in writing after the free 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 Chippenham
- No key or tool needed to open from inside
- Keyless internal lever or push-button release
- Clear opening kept at or above the window's escape size
- Release positioned so it should not be reachable from outside
- Can be keyed alike with other grilles for daytime locking
- White, black or anthracite finishes
Fitting in Chippenham and nearby
Chippenham is about 16 miles from Swindon, the main centre for Wiltshire. We can survey and fit across the SN15 district and in nearby places such as Calne and Melksham.
Wiltshire mixes Swindon's Victorian railway terraces and modern estates with stone-built market towns such as Salisbury, Chippenham and Devizes.
Typical places for this kind of grille include:
- Basement bedrooms
- Rooms in HMOs and rented homes
- Bedroom windows in houses and bungalows
- Upstairs habitable rooms
Things to decide before you order
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.
Rules that apply in 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
- Send sizes or use the quote tool
- Free survey at your Chippenham address
- Fixed price in writing
- Made to measure and fitted
Escape window grilles (quick release) in Chippenham: questions
Can you survey in Chippenham and nearby towns?
Yes. Surveys in Chippenham, Calne, Melksham and elsewhere in Wiltshire 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.
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 Chippenham
- Home security grilles
- Commercial security grilles
- Bespoke security grilles
- Removable security grilles
- Window security grilles
- French door grilles
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