How much do bi-folding security gates cost in Hitchin?
Our guide range for bi-folding security gates in Hitchin 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
- Black, anthracite and RAL colours
- Top-hung on a heavy track with bottom guides
- Rigid hinged leaves of vertical bars
- Suits openings from a single door width to several metres
- Fold to one or both sides
- Neat folded stack for receptions and showrooms
Fitting in Hitchin and nearby
Whether you are in central Hitchin or at the edge of the SG4 district, we can arrange a survey. Nearby Letchworth Garden City and Stevenage are covered too.
Hertfordshire mixes the garden cities of Letchworth and Welwyn, post-war new towns such as Stevenage, and historic centres like St Albans.
Typical places for this kind of grille include:
- Wide internal openings
- Restaurant and bar frontages
- Loading doors and goods-in
- Office receptions and showrooms
Things to decide before you order
Look
Bi-folds read as a screen rather than a lattice, which suits modern interiors.
Infill
Add mesh or solid panels where you want to stop reach-through or hide the area behind.
Rules that apply in 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
- Send sizes or use the quote tool
- Free survey at your Hitchin address
- Fixed price in writing
- Made to measure and fitted
Bi-folding security gates in Hitchin: questions
Do you cover Letchworth Garden City as well as Hitchin?
Yes. As well as Hitchin, we can arrange surveys in nearby Letchworth Garden City, Stevenage and Luton, and elsewhere in Hertfordshire.
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 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
- Letchworth Garden City3 miles
- Stevenage5 miles
- Luton7 miles
- Harpenden10 miles
- Ampthill10 miles
- Welwyn Garden City11 miles
Other grilles in Hitchin
- Commercial security grilles
- Security grille servicing
- Fixed window grilles and bars
- LPS 1175 certified security grilles
- Shopfront security grilles
- Door security gates
Ready for a price? Use the form or call 0800 088 6248.