Bi-folding security gates in Durham

How much should I budget for bi-folding security gates in Durham?

Our guide range for bi-folding security gates in Durham is £954 to £2,634 including VAT (£795 to £2,195 plus VAT) per opening, including fitting. The survey is free for new installations and your fixed price follows in writing.

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.

Choices you can make

Rigid hinged leaves of vertical bars
Top-hung on a heavy track with bottom guides
Neat folded stack for receptions and showrooms
Lock box on the leading leaf plus shoot bolts
Fold to one or both sides
Suits openings from a single door width to several metres

Fitting in Durham and nearby

Surveys in Durham (DH1) are booked around installer availability, as they are in nearby Chester-le-Street (6 miles) and Houghton-le-Spring (6 miles).

County Durham's stock is dominated by brick terraces in former colliery towns, alongside the listed historic core of Durham city and Teesside's commercial centres.

Where bi-folding security gates are most often used:

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

What to think about first

Infill

Add mesh or solid panels where you want to stop reach-through or hide the area behind.

Look

Bi-folds read as a screen rather than a lattice, which suits modern interiors.

Consents and safety: 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

Postcode and a few photos
On-site survey
Fixed written price
Fit, test and explain

Bi-folding security gates in Durham: questions

Can you survey in Durham and nearby towns?

Yes. Surveys in Durham, Chester-le-Street, Houghton-le-Spring and elsewhere in Durham are booked around installer availability.

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.

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.

Bi-folding security gates in nearby towns

Other grilles in Durham

Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.