How much should I budget for bi-folding security gates in Manchester?
Our guide range for bi-folding security gates in Manchester 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.
Specification at a glance
- Top-hung on a heavy track with bottom guides
- Suits openings from a single door width to several metres
- Black, anthracite and RAL colours
- Rigid hinged leaves of vertical bars
- Lock box on the leading leaf plus shoot bolts
- Mesh or solid infill panels on request
Fitting in Manchester and nearby
We arrange surveys and fitting across Manchester and the M1 postcode district, and in nearby Salford (2 miles), Failsworth (3 miles) and Droylsden.
Greater Manchester is dominated by red-brick terraces and mill-town centres, with converted mills, modern city-centre flats and large retail parks.
Where bi-folding security gates are most often used:
- Restaurant and bar frontages
- Loading doors and goods-in
- Office receptions and showrooms
- Garden room and orangery openings
What to think about first
Look
Bi-folds read as a screen rather than a lattice, which suits modern interiors.
Floor guide
A bottom guide keeps the leaves aligned. Recessed guides keep the floor flush.
Consents and safety: 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 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.
How it works
- Postcode and a few photos
- On-site survey
- Fixed written price
- Fit, test and explain
Bi-folding security gates in Manchester: questions
Do you cover Salford as well as Manchester?
Yes. As well as Manchester, we can arrange surveys in nearby Salford, Failsworth and Droylsden, and elsewhere in Greater Manchester.
Can bi-fold gates be powder-coated to match our frames?
Yes, in most RAL colours.
How wide can a bi-fold gate be?
From a single doorway up to several metres, split to fold both ways on wider openings.
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.
Bi-folding security gates in nearby towns
Other grilles in Manchester
- Fixed window grilles and bars
- Front door security gates
- Internal security grilles
- Removable security grilles
- Home security grilles
- Retractable security grilles
Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.