How much should I budget for bi-folding security gates in Borehamwood?
Our guide range for bi-folding security gates in Borehamwood 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
- Mesh or solid infill panels on request
- Lock box on the leading leaf plus shoot bolts
- Rigid hinged leaves of vertical bars
- Fold to one or both sides
- Black, anthracite and RAL colours
- Neat folded stack for receptions and showrooms
Fitting in Borehamwood and nearby
We can arrange bi-folding security gates anywhere in Borehamwood, and in nearby Barnet, Bushey and Potters Bar. Tell us your postcode and we will offer dates.
Hertfordshire mixes the garden cities of Letchworth and Welwyn, post-war new towns such as Stevenage, and historic centres like St Albans.
Where bi-folding security gates are most often used:
- Office receptions and showrooms
- Garden room and orangery openings
- Restaurant and bar frontages
- Loading doors and goods-in
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
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.
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 Borehamwood: questions
Can you survey in Borehamwood and nearby towns?
Yes. Surveys in Borehamwood, Barnet, Bushey and elsewhere in Hertfordshire are booked around installer availability.
How wide can a bi-fold gate be?
From a single doorway up to several metres, split to fold both ways on wider openings.
Can a bi-fold gate go outside?
Yes, with galvanised steel and an external-grade track, though most are fitted inside.
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.
Bi-folding security gates in nearby towns
Other grilles in Borehamwood
- Window security grilles
- Vacant property grilles and screens
- Bespoke security grilles
- Front door security gates
- Security grille repairs
- Home security grilles
Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.