What is the price of grille lock replacement in Swanley?
Grille lock replacement and upgrades in Swanley typically costs £150 to £354 including VAT (£125 to £295 plus VAT) per lock, supplied and fitted, depending on the lock type. The price is confirmed before work starts.
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
- Complete lock box replacement
- Quick-release conversions for escape windows
- Upgrades to higher-security cylinders
- Replacement cylinders and lock bodies
- Lock work on most grille makes
- Padlock hasp conversions
Visits in Swanley and nearby
Swanley is about 17 miles from Maidstone, the main centre for Kent. We can arrange visits across the BR8 district and in nearby places such as Bexley and Dartford.
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
- Sites wanting one key for every grille
- Worn, stiff or seized locks
- Bedroom grilles needing a keyless release
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.
Planning and safety in 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 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.
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 Swanley: questions
Do you cover Bexley as well as Swanley?
We can arrange work in Swanley and in nearby Bexley (3 miles), Dartford (4 miles) and Welling (5 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.
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.
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 Swanley
- Front door security gates
- Security grille repairs
- Patio and bifold door grilles
- Counter and hatch grilles
- Retractable security grilles
- Fixed window grilles and bars
Use the form or call 0800 088 6248 to book.