Grille lock replacement and upgrades in Witney: what will it cost?
Most grille lock replacements in Witney 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
- Lock work on most grille makes
- Quick-release conversions for escape windows
- Additional shoot bolts top and bottom
- Upgrades to higher-security cylinders
- Keyed-alike and master-key suites
- Complete lock box replacement
Visits in Witney and nearby
Visits in Witney (OX28) are booked around engineer availability. We also cover nearby Oxford (10 miles), Abingdon (12 miles) and Didcot (16 miles).
Oxfordshire includes Oxford's listed college and city-centre buildings, Cotswold-stone towns such as Witney, and growing towns like Bicester and Didcot.
Typical reasons to book:
- Lost or stolen keys
- Bedroom grilles needing a keyless release
- New occupants with unknown key holders
- Worn, stiff or seized locks
Things to think about
Like for like or upgrade
If the grille is sound, a better cylinder is a cheap upgrade.
Escape windows
Convert key-only grilles on escape windows to a keyless internal release.
What the rules say 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
- Tell us about the grille and lock
- Price confirmed
- Lock replaced or upgraded
- New keys handed over
Grille lock replacement and upgrades in Witney: questions
Do you cover Oxford as well as Witney?
Yes. As well as Witney, we can arrange visits in nearby Oxford, Abingdon and Didcot, and elsewhere in Oxfordshire.
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.
Can you change a lock on a grille you did not fit?
Yes, on most makes, subject to compatible parts.
Grille lock replacement and upgrades in nearby towns
Other grilles in Witney
- Home security grilles
- French door grilles
- Retractable security grilles
- Roller security grilles
- LPS 1175 certified security grilles
- Internal security grilles
Use the form or call 0800 088 6248 to book.