How much should I budget for bi-folding security gates in Northolt?
As a guide, bi-folding security gates in Northolt cost £954 to £2,634 including VAT (£795 to £2,195 plus VAT) per opening, supplied and fitted. The exact figure depends on size, type, finish and locking, and is confirmed in writing after the free 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
- Lock box on the leading leaf plus shoot bolts
- Top-hung on a heavy track with bottom guides
- Mesh or solid infill panels on request
- Black, anthracite and RAL colours
- Suits openings from a single door width to several metres
- Fold to one or both sides
Fitting in Northolt and nearby
We can arrange bi-folding security gates anywhere in Northolt, and in nearby Greenford, Harrow and Southall. 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.
Where bi-folding security gates are most often used:
- Office receptions and showrooms
- Loading doors and goods-in
- Restaurant and bar frontages
- 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.
Floor guide
A bottom guide keeps the leaves aligned. Recessed guides keep the floor flush.
Consents and safety: 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
- Postcode and a few photos
- On-site survey
- Fixed written price
- Fit, test and explain
Bi-folding security gates in Northolt: questions
Do you cover Greenford as well as Northolt?
Yes. As well as Northolt, we can arrange surveys in nearby Greenford, Harrow and Southall, and elsewhere in Greater London.
Can a bi-fold gate go outside?
Yes, with galvanised steel and an external-grade track, though most are fitted inside.
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.
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 Northolt
- Vacant property grilles and screens
- Hinged security gates
- Door security gates
- Removable security grilles
- Roller security grilles
- Shopfront security grilles
Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.