How much should I budget for grille lock replacement in Somerset?
Most grille lock replacements in Somerset 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
- Quick-release conversions for escape windows
- Additional shoot bolts top and bottom
- Upgrades to higher-security cylinders
- Complete lock box replacement
- Padlock hasp conversions
- Replacement cylinders and lock bodies
Covering Somerset
We can arrange grille lock replacement anywhere in Somerset, including Bath and Weston-super-Mare. Visit dates depend on engineer availability. Choose your town below for local details.
Somerset ranges from Bath's Georgian stone terraces, almost all within a World Heritage Site, to Weston-super-Mare's seaside streets and Taunton's town centre.
Typical reasons to book:
- Worn, stiff or seized locks
- Lost or stolen keys
- Bedroom grilles needing a keyless release
- New occupants with unknown key holders
Towns in Somerset
- BathBA1
- BridgwaterTA6
- Burnham-on-SeaTA8
- ClevedonBS21
- FromeBA11
- NailseaBS48
- PortisheadBS20
- TauntonTA1
- Weston-super-MareBS23
- YeovilBA20
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.
Consents and safety: 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 Somerset: questions
Which towns in Somerset do you cover?
We can arrange work anywhere in Somerset, including Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Taunton, Yeovil and Bridgwater, and in other towns across the area.
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.
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.
Other grilles in Somerset
- Removable security grilles
- Door security gates
- Roller security grilles
- Retractable security grilles
- Fixed window grilles and bars
- Shopfront security grilles
Use the form or call 0800 088 6248 to book.