Grille lock replacement and upgrades in Fleet: what will it cost?
Most grille lock replacements in Fleet 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 we look at
- Additional shoot bolts top and bottom
- Quick-release conversions for escape windows
- Lock work on most grille makes
- Complete lock box replacement
- Replacement cylinders and lock bodies
- Upgrades to higher-security cylinders
Visits in Fleet and nearby
Visits in Fleet (GU51) are booked around engineer availability. We also cover nearby Farnborough (3 miles), Aldershot (4 miles) and Yateley (4 miles).
Hampshire runs from Portsmouth's dense Victorian terraces and Southampton's post-war centre to market towns such as Winchester with large conservation areas.
Typical reasons to book:
- New occupants with unknown key holders
- Bedroom grilles needing a keyless release
- Worn, stiff or seized locks
- Sites wanting one key for every grille
Things to think about
Like for like or upgrade
If the grille is sound, a better cylinder is a cheap upgrade.
Key control
Restricted key systems limit who can have copies cut.
What the rules say 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
- Tell us about the grille and lock
- Price confirmed
- Lock replaced or upgraded
- New keys handed over
Grille lock replacement and upgrades in Fleet: questions
Do you cover Farnborough as well as Fleet?
Yes. As well as Fleet, we can arrange visits in nearby Farnborough, Aldershot and Yateley, and elsewhere in Hampshire.
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.
Is a better cylinder worth it?
On a grille that is otherwise sound, a higher-security cylinder is an inexpensive way to raise resistance to lock attack.
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 Fleet
- Hinged security gates
- Security grille servicing
- LPS 1175 certified security grilles
- Bespoke security grilles
- Security grille repairs
- Fixed window grilles and bars
Use the form or call 0800 088 6248 to book.