How much do bi-folding security gates cost in Colchester?
Our guide range for bi-folding security gates in Colchester 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.
Options for bi-folding security gates in Colchester
- Suits openings from a single door width to several metres
- Black, anthracite and RAL colours
- Lock box on the leading leaf plus shoot bolts
- Top-hung on a heavy track with bottom guides
- Neat folded stack for receptions and showrooms
- Rigid hinged leaves of vertical bars
Fitting in Colchester and nearby
Colchester is about 26 miles from Southend-on-Sea, the main centre for Essex. We can survey and fit across the CO1 district and in nearby places such as Sudbury and Clacton-on-Sea.
Essex ranges from Victorian terraces in Southend and Colchester to new towns such as Harlow and Basildon and large commuter estates near London.
Typical places for this kind of grille include:
- Restaurant and bar frontages
- Garden room and orangery openings
- Loading doors and goods-in
- Wide internal openings
Things to decide before you order
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.
Look
Bi-folds read as a screen rather than a lattice, which suits modern interiors.
Rules that apply 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.
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
- Send sizes or use the quote tool
- Free survey at your Colchester address
- Fixed price in writing
- Made to measure and fitted
Bi-folding security gates in Colchester: questions
Can you survey in Colchester and nearby towns?
Yes. Surveys in Colchester, Sudbury, Clacton-on-Sea and elsewhere in Essex are booked around installer availability.
Can bi-fold gates be powder-coated to match our frames?
Yes, in most RAL colours.
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.
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
Other grilles in Colchester
- Security grille repairs
- Shopfront security grilles
- Removable security grilles
- Home security grilles
- Roller security grilles
- French door grilles
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