Bi-folding security gates in Essex: 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 Essex, 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.
Choices you can make
- Black, anthracite and RAL colours
- Fold to one or both sides
- Mesh or solid infill panels on request
- Rigid hinged leaves of vertical bars
- Lock box on the leading leaf plus shoot bolts
- Suits openings from a single door width to several metres
Covering Essex
We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in Essex, including Southend-on-Sea and Basildon. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.
Essex ranges from Victorian terraces in Southend and Colchester to new towns such as Harlow and Basildon and large commuter estates near London.
Common openings for bi-folding security gates:
- Loading doors and goods-in
- Restaurant and bar frontages
- Office receptions and showrooms
- Wide internal openings
Towns in Essex
- BasildonSS14
- BenfleetSS7
- BillericayCM11
- BraintreeCM7
- BrentwoodCM14
- Canvey IslandSS8
- ChelmsfordCM1
- Clacton-on-SeaCO15
- ColchesterCO1
- GraysRM17
- HarlowCM17
- HarwichCO12
- LoughtonIG10
- MaldonCM9
- RayleighSS6
- South OckendonRM15
- Southend-on-SeaSS1
- Stanford-le-HopeSS17
- Waltham AbbeyEN9
- WickfordSS12
- WithamCM8
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
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.
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
- Guide price online or by phone
- Survey in Essex
- Accept the fixed quote
- Installation by installers working under our contract
Bi-folding security gates in Essex: questions
Which towns in Essex do you cover?
We can arrange work anywhere in Essex, including Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Colchester, Chelmsford and Harlow, and in other towns across the area.
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.
Can a bi-fold gate go outside?
Yes, with galvanised steel and an external-grade track, though most are fitted inside.
How wide can a bi-fold gate be?
From a single doorway up to several metres, split to fold both ways on wider openings.
Other grilles in Essex
- Hinged security gates
- Escape window grilles (quick release)
- Shopfront security grilles
- French door grilles
- LPS 1175 certified security grilles
- Counter and hatch grilles
Tell us about your bi-fold gate and we will come back with a guide price.