Bi-folding security gates in Chalk Farm: what will it cost?
Our guide range for bi-folding security gates in Chalk Farm 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
- Top-hung on a heavy track with bottom guides
- Fold to one or both sides
- Suits openings from a single door width to several metres
- Neat folded stack for receptions and showrooms
- Mesh or solid infill panels on request
- Rigid hinged leaves of vertical bars
Fitting in Chalk Farm and nearby
We can arrange bi-folding security gates anywhere in Chalk Farm, and in nearby Camden Town, Holloway and Archway. Tell us your postcode and we will offer dates.
London's buildings range from Victorian and Edwardian terraces and mansion blocks to post-war estates, with long high streets of ground-floor shops below flats.
Common openings for bi-folding security gates:
- Loading doors and goods-in
- Restaurant and bar frontages
- Office receptions and showrooms
- Garden room and orangery openings
Getting the right bi-fold gate for your building
Infill
Add mesh or solid panels where you want to stop reach-through or hide the area behind.
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.
What the rules say in England
Grilles inside the glass
A grille fitted inside the glass does not normally need planning permission, because it does not materially change how the building looks from outside. If the building is listed, listed building consent may still be needed.
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 Chalk Farm
- Accept the fixed quote
- Installation by installers working under our contract
Bi-folding security gates in Chalk Farm: questions
Which areas near Chalk Farm do you cover?
We can arrange work in Chalk Farm and in nearby Camden Town (1 mile), Holloway (1 mile) and Archway (2 miles). Dates depend on 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.
Can bi-fold gates be powder-coated to match our frames?
Yes, in most RAL colours.
Can a bi-fold gate go outside?
Yes, with galvanised steel and an external-grade track, though most are fitted inside.
Bi-folding security gates in nearby towns
Other grilles in Chalk Farm
- Removable security grilles
- Front door security gates
- Escape window grilles (quick release)
- Bespoke security grilles
- Security grille installation
- Security grille repairs
Tell us about your bi-fold gate and we will come back with a guide price.