Bi-folding security gates in Dorchester

What is the price of bi-folding security gates in Dorchester?

As a guide, bi-folding security gates in Dorchester cost £954 to £2,634 including VAT (£795 to £2,195 plus VAT) per opening, supplied and fitted. The exact figure depends on size, type, finish and locking, and is confirmed in writing after the free survey.

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.

Specification at a glance

Black, anthracite and RAL colours
Fold to one or both sides
Mesh or solid infill panels on request
Neat folded stack for receptions and showrooms
Suits openings from a single door width to several metres
Lock box on the leading leaf plus shoot bolts

Fitting in Dorchester and nearby

Whether you are in central Dorchester or at the edge of the DT1 district, we can arrange a survey. Nearby Weymouth and Bridport are covered too.

Dorset combines large suburban areas around Bournemouth and Poole with stone-built market towns and conservation-area high streets such as Dorchester and Bridport.

This type of grille suits:

Garden room and orangery openings
Loading doors and goods-in
Restaurant and bar frontages
Wide internal openings

Questions we will ask at the survey

Floor guide

A bottom guide keeps the leaves aligned. Recessed guides keep the floor flush.

Folded stack size

Leaves stack flatter than a lattice but each leaf has a fixed width, so the stack is planned with the room layout.

Planning and safety in England

England

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.

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 opening
Survey and measuring
Written quote and lead time
Fitting, testing and handover

Bi-folding security gates in Dorchester: questions

Which areas near Dorchester do you cover?

We can arrange work in Dorchester and in nearby Weymouth (7 miles), Bridport (14 miles) and Yeovil (18 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.

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.

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.

Can bi-fold gates be powder-coated to match our frames?

Yes, in most RAL colours.

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