Grille lock replacement and upgrades in Ewell: what will it cost?
Most grille lock replacements in Ewell 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
- Additional shoot bolts top and bottom
- Quick-release conversions for escape windows
- Replacement cylinders and lock bodies
- Upgrades to higher-security cylinders
- Keyed-alike and master-key suites
- Lock work on most grille makes
Visits in Ewell and nearby
Visits in Ewell (KT17) are booked around engineer availability. We also cover nearby Epsom (2 miles), Sutton (2 miles) and Banstead (3 miles).
Surrey is mostly suburban and commuter housing, from interwar semis to large detached homes, with busy town centres such as Guildford and Woking.
This work suits:
- Sites wanting one key for every grille
- New occupants with unknown key holders
- Worn, stiff or seized locks
- Bedroom grilles needing a keyless release
Before the visit
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.
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 Ewell: questions
Which areas near Ewell do you cover?
Yes. As well as Ewell, we can arrange visits in nearby Epsom, Sutton and Banstead, and elsewhere in Surrey.
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.
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.
Grille lock replacement and upgrades in nearby towns
Other grilles in Ewell
- Front door security gates
- Security grille installation
- Door security gates
- French door grilles
- Shopfront security grilles
- Roller security grilles
Tell us what you need and we will confirm the price before we attend.