Bi-folding security gates in Poole

Bi-folding security gates in Poole: what will it cost?

Budget £954 to £2,634 including VAT (£795 to £2,195 plus VAT) per opening for bi-folding security gates in Poole, supplied and fitted. Size, number of leaves, colour and access all move the price, which is fixed in writing after the 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.

What goes into a bi-fold gate

Mesh or solid infill panels on request
Top-hung on a heavy track with bottom guides
Fold to one or both sides
Black, anthracite and RAL colours
Suits openings from a single door width to several metres
Rigid hinged leaves of vertical bars

Fitting in Poole and nearby

Surveys in Poole (BH15) are booked around installer availability. We also cover nearby Bournemouth (5 miles), Christchurch (9 miles) and New Milton (14 miles).

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

Common openings for bi-folding security gates:

Garden room and orangery openings
Restaurant and bar frontages
Wide internal openings
Office receptions and showrooms

Getting the right bi-fold gate for your building

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.

Floor guide

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

What the rules say in England

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.

Listed buildings and conservation areas

Listed buildings need listed building consent for works that affect their character, which can include internal grilles and their fixings. In conservation areas, councils look closely at anything fitted to the outside. We recommend speaking to the council's conservation officer before ordering.

How it works

Guide price online or by phone
Survey in Poole
Accept the fixed quote
Installation by installers working under our contract

Bi-folding security gates in Poole: questions

Can you survey in Poole and nearby towns?

Yes. Surveys in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and elsewhere in Dorset are booked around 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.

How wide can a bi-fold gate be?

From a single doorway up to several metres, split to fold both ways on wider openings.

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.

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Other grilles in Poole

Tell us about your bi-fold gate and we will come back with a guide price.