How much should I budget for grille lock replacement in Wembley?
Most grille lock replacements in Wembley 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
- Replacement cylinders and lock bodies
- Complete lock box replacement
- Padlock hasp conversions
- Keyed-alike and master-key suites
- Upgrades to higher-security cylinders
- Lock work on most grille makes
Visits in Wembley and nearby
We can arrange grille lock replacement anywhere in Wembley, and in nearby Harrow, Greenford and Willesden. Tell us your postcode and we will offer dates.
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.
Typical reasons to book:
- New occupants with unknown key holders
- Worn, stiff or seized locks
- Bedroom grilles needing a keyless release
- Lost or stolen keys
Things to think about
Escape windows
Convert key-only grilles on escape windows to a keyless internal release.
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 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 a photo of the lock
- Choose like-for-like or upgrade
- Fitting and testing
- Keys and handover
Grille lock replacement and upgrades in Wembley: questions
Do you cover Harrow as well as Wembley?
We can arrange work in Wembley and in nearby Harrow (2 miles), Greenford (3 miles) and Willesden (3 miles). Dates depend on engineer availability.
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.
Can all my grilles use the same key?
Yes, by keying the new cylinders alike.
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.
Grille lock replacement and upgrades in nearby towns
Other grilles in Wembley
- Roller security grilles
- Retractable security grilles
- Shopfront security grilles
- Security grille servicing
- Internal security grilles
- Counter and hatch grilles
Use the form or call 0800 088 6248 to book.
