Bi-folding security gates in Southend-on-Sea

What is the price of bi-folding security gates in Southend-on-Sea?

Bi-folding security gates in Southend-on-Sea typically cost £954 to £2,634 including VAT (£795 to £2,195 plus VAT) per opening, supplied and fitted. Use the quote tool for a guide figure, then we survey and confirm a fixed price.

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

Mesh or solid infill panels on request
Fold to one or both sides
Suits openings from a single door width to several metres
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

Fitting in Southend-on-Sea and nearby

We arrange surveys and fitting across Southend-on-Sea and the SS1 postcode district, and in nearby Rayleigh (6 miles), Canvey Island (6 miles) and Benfleet.

Essex ranges from Victorian terraces in Southend and Colchester to new towns such as Harlow and Basildon and large commuter estates near London.

This type of grille suits:

Wide internal openings
Office receptions and showrooms
Garden room and orangery openings
Loading doors and goods-in

Questions we will ask at the survey

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.

Infill

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

Planning and safety 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

Tell us about the opening
Survey and measuring
Written quote and lead time
Fitting, testing and handover

Bi-folding security gates in Southend-on-Sea: questions

Do you cover Rayleigh as well as Southend-on-Sea?

Yes. As well as Southend-on-Sea, we can arrange surveys in nearby Rayleigh, Canvey Island and Benfleet, and elsewhere in Essex.

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.

How wide can a bi-fold gate be?

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

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