What is the price of grille lock replacement in South Croydon?
Most grille lock replacements in South Croydon 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.
What is included
- Upgrades to higher-security cylinders
- Padlock hasp conversions
- Additional shoot bolts top and bottom
- Replacement cylinders and lock bodies
- Keyed-alike and master-key suites
- Lock work on most grille makes
Visits in South Croydon and nearby
South Croydon is about 10 miles from Central London, the main centre for Greater London. We can arrange visits across the CR2 district and in nearby places such as Croydon and Purley.
London's buildings range from Victorian and Edwardian terraces and mansion blocks to post-war estates, with long high streets of ground-floor shops below flats.
Common situations:
- Worn, stiff or seized locks
- Sites wanting one key for every grille
- Lost or stolen keys
- New occupants with unknown key holders
Getting the best result
Escape windows
Convert key-only grilles on escape windows to a keyless internal release.
Key control
Restricted key systems limit who can have copies cut.
Planning and safety in England
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.
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
- Send a photo of the lock
- Choose like-for-like or upgrade
- Fitting and testing
- Keys and handover
Grille lock replacement and upgrades in South Croydon: questions
Can you visit addresses near South Croydon?
We can arrange work in South Croydon and in nearby Croydon (1 mile), Purley (2 miles) and Wallington (3 miles). Dates depend on engineer availability.
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.
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.
Grille lock replacement and upgrades in nearby towns
Other grilles in South Croydon
- Removable security grilles
- Shopfront security grilles
- Roller security grilles
- Hinged security gates
- Front door security gates
- Vacant property grilles and screens
Send a photo of the grille and we will come back with a price.