How much should I budget for grille lock replacement in Bristol?
Most grille lock replacements in Bristol cost £150 to £354 including VAT (£125 to £295 plus VAT) per lock fitted. Upgrades such as quick-release or restricted-key cylinders are priced before work goes ahead.
Grille lock replacement means fitting a new cylinder, lock body or complete lock box to an existing security grille. It is the quick fix for lost keys, worn or seized locks and moving into a property with unknown keys, and a chance to upgrade to a stronger or quick-release lock.
Work we can carry out
- Lock work on most grille makes
- Keyed-alike and master-key suites
- Padlock hasp conversions
- Additional shoot bolts top and bottom
- Quick-release conversions for escape windows
- Upgrades to higher-security cylinders
Covering Bristol
We can arrange grille lock replacement anywhere in Bristol, including Clifton and Bedminster. Visit dates depend on engineer availability.
Bristol's housing ranges from Georgian terraces in Clifton to Victorian streets in Bedminster and Easton, with independent high streets such as Gloucester Road full of glazed shopfronts.
This work suits:
- Lost or stolen keys
- Bedroom grilles needing a keyless release
- Sites wanting one key for every grille
- Worn, stiff or seized locks
Before the visit
Like for like or upgrade
If the grille is sound, a better cylinder is a cheap upgrade.
Keyed alike
One key for all grilles is convenient for homes and small shops.
Consents and safety: 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 across exits in business premises
In workplaces and other non-domestic premises, including the common parts of blocks of flats and HMOs, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 makes the responsible person keep escape routes and emergency exits available and easy to open while people are present. A grille across an exit should be unlocked and parked open whenever the building is occupied, and covered in the fire risk assessment.
How it works
- Send a photo of the lock
- Choose like-for-like or upgrade
- Fitting and testing
- Keys and handover
Grille lock replacement and upgrades in Bristol: questions
Which towns in Bristol do you cover?
We can arrange work anywhere in Bristol, including Clifton, Bedminster, Easton, Fishponds and Southville.
Can a key-only grille be converted to quick release?
Often, yes, by fitting a lock with a keyless internal release. We check the grille first.
I have lost my grille key. What can I do?
We can open and replace the lock so you have new keys and know who holds them.
Can all my grilles use the same key?
Yes, by keying the new cylinders alike.
Other grilles in Bristol
- Vacant property grilles and screens
- Internal security grilles
- Home security grilles
- Door security gates
- Shopfront security grilles
- Retractable security grilles
Tell us what you need and we will confirm the price before we attend.
