Bi-folding security gates in Reading: what will it cost?
Bi-folding security gates in Reading typically cost £954 to £2,634 including VAT (£795 to £2,195 plus VAT) per opening, supplied and fitted. Use the quote tool for a guide figure, then we survey and confirm a fixed price.
A bi-folding security gate is made of hinged leaves of vertical bars that fold against each other as they slide along a top track. It covers wide openings like a retractable grille but folds into fewer, flatter panels with no scissor lattice.
What goes into a bi-fold gate
- Lock box on the leading leaf plus shoot bolts
- Rigid hinged leaves of vertical bars
- Top-hung on a heavy track with bottom guides
- Neat folded stack for receptions and showrooms
- Mesh or solid infill panels on request
- Black, anthracite and RAL colours
Fitting in Reading and nearby
Surveys in Reading (RG1) are booked around installer availability, as they are in nearby Wokingham (7 miles) and Crowthorne (10 miles).
Berkshire mixes Victorian and Edwardian terraces in Reading, commuter semis along the Thames Valley and modern business parks around Slough and Bracknell.
Common openings for bi-folding security gates:
- Garden room and orangery openings
- Loading doors and goods-in
- Restaurant and bar frontages
- Wide internal openings
Getting the right bi-fold gate for your building
Look
Bi-folds read as a screen rather than a lattice, which suits modern interiors.
Infill
Add mesh or solid panels where you want to stop reach-through or hide the area behind.
What the rules say in 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.
Grilles inside the glass
A grille fitted inside the glass does not normally need planning permission, because it does not materially change how the building looks from outside. If the building is listed, listed building consent may still be needed.
How it works
- Guide price online or by phone
- Survey in Reading
- Accept the fixed quote
- Installation by installers working under our contract
Bi-folding security gates in Reading: questions
Can you survey in Reading and nearby towns?
Yes. Surveys in Reading, Wokingham, Crowthorne and elsewhere in Berkshire are booked around installer availability.
What is the difference between a bi-fold gate and a retractable grille?
A retractable grille uses a scissor lattice that concertinas; a bi-fold gate uses rigid hinged leaves that fold flat. Bi-folds look more architectural; retractables fold into a narrower stack.
Do bi-fold gates need a floor track?
They need some bottom guidance, which can be a recessed channel or discreet floor pins rather than a raised track.
How wide can a bi-fold gate be?
From a single doorway up to several metres, split to fold both ways on wider openings.
Bi-folding security gates in nearby towns
- Wokingham7 miles
- Crowthorne10 miles
- Yateley10 miles
- Bracknell10 miles
- Sandhurst11 miles
- Maidenhead12 miles
Other grilles in Reading
- Security grille repairs
- Security grille servicing
- Removable security grilles
- Door security gates
- Escape window grilles (quick release)
- Hinged security gates
Tell us about your bi-fold gate and we will come back with a guide price.