What is the price of grille lock replacement in Kent?
Most grille lock replacements in Kent 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
- Replacement cylinders and lock bodies
- Upgrades to higher-security cylinders
- Additional shoot bolts top and bottom
- Keyed-alike and master-key suites
- Padlock hasp conversions
- Lock work on most grille makes
Covering Kent
We can arrange grille lock replacement anywhere in Kent, including Maidstone and Gillingham. Visit dates depend on engineer availability. Choose your town below for local details.
Kent ranges from Medway's Victorian terraces and Thanet's seaside towns to listed medieval centres such as Canterbury and Rochester.
Common situations:
- New occupants with unknown key holders
- Bedroom grilles needing a keyless release
- Lost or stolen keys
- Worn, stiff or seized locks
Towns in Kent
- Ashford, KentTN24
- BroadstairsCT10
- CanterburyCT1
- ChathamME4
- DartfordDA1
- DealCT14
- DoverCT16
- FavershamME13
- FolkestoneCT19
- GillinghamME7
- GravesendDA12
- Herne BayCT6
- MaidstoneME14
- MargateCT9
- RamsgateCT11
- RochesterME1
- SevenoaksTN13
- SittingbourneME10
- StroodME2
- SwanleyBR8
- TonbridgeTN9
- Tunbridge WellsTN1
- WhitstableCT5
Getting the best result
Escape windows
Convert key-only grilles on escape windows to a keyless internal release.
Like for like or upgrade
If the grille is sound, a better cylinder is a cheap upgrade.
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.
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 Kent: questions
Which towns in Kent do you cover?
We can arrange work anywhere in Kent, including Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Tunbridge Wells and Folkestone, and in other towns across the area.
Can you change a lock on a grille you did not fit?
Yes, on most makes, subject to compatible parts.
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.
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.
Other grilles in Kent
- Fixed window grilles and bars
- Home security grilles
- Shopfront security grilles
- Security grille repairs
- Roller security grilles
- Hinged security gates
Send a photo of the grille and we will come back with a price.