How much should I budget for grille lock replacement in Gravesend?
Most grille lock replacements in Gravesend 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
- Upgrades to higher-security cylinders
- Replacement cylinders and lock bodies
- Complete lock box replacement
- Padlock hasp conversions
- Quick-release conversions for escape windows
- Additional shoot bolts top and bottom
Visits in Gravesend and nearby
We can arrange grille lock replacement anywhere in Gravesend, and in nearby Grays, Strood and South Ockendon. Tell us your postcode and we will offer dates.
Kent ranges from Medway's Victorian terraces and Thanet's seaside towns to listed medieval centres such as Canterbury and Rochester.
Typical reasons to book:
- Lost or stolen keys
- Bedroom grilles needing a keyless release
- Worn, stiff or seized locks
- New occupants with unknown key holders
Things to think about
Keyed alike
One key for all grilles is convenient for homes and small shops.
Escape windows
Convert key-only grilles on escape windows to a keyless internal release.
Consents and safety: 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 Gravesend: questions
Do you cover Grays as well as Gravesend?
We can arrange work in Gravesend and in nearby Grays (3 miles), Strood (6 miles) and South Ockendon (6 miles). Dates depend on engineer availability.
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.
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
- Grays3 miles
- Strood6 miles
- South Ockendon6 miles
- Stanford-le-Hope6 miles
- Dartford7 miles
- Rochester7 miles
Other grilles in Gravesend
- Escape window grilles (quick release)
- Vacant property grilles and screens
- Bespoke security grilles
- Removable security grilles
- Security grille repairs
- Home security grilles
Use the form or call 0800 088 6248 to book.