Bi-folding security gates in Kent: what will it cost?
Our guide range for bi-folding security gates in Kent 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
- Fold to one or both sides
- Lock box on the leading leaf plus shoot bolts
- Top-hung on a heavy track with bottom guides
- Neat folded stack for receptions and showrooms
- Mesh or solid infill panels on request
- Rigid hinged leaves of vertical bars
Covering Kent
We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in Kent, including Maidstone and Gillingham. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.
Kent ranges from Medway's Victorian terraces and Thanet's seaside towns to listed medieval centres such as Canterbury and Rochester.
Common openings for bi-folding security gates:
- Restaurant and bar frontages
- Wide internal openings
- Office receptions and showrooms
- Garden room and orangery openings
Towns in Kent
- Ashford, KentTN24
- BroadstairsCT10
- CanterburyCT1
- ChathamME4
- DartfordDA1
- DealCT14
- DoverCT16
- FavershamME13
- FolkestoneCT19
- GillinghamME7
- GravesendDA12
- Herne BayCT6
- MaidstoneME14
- MargateCT9
- RamsgateCT11
- RochesterME1
- SevenoaksTN13
- SittingbourneME10
- StroodME2
- SwanleyBR8
- TonbridgeTN9
- Tunbridge WellsTN1
- WhitstableCT5
Getting the right bi-fold gate for your building
Floor guide
A bottom guide keeps the leaves aligned. Recessed guides keep the floor flush.
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
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
- Guide price online or by phone
- Survey in Kent
- Accept the fixed quote
- Installation by installers working under our contract
Bi-folding security gates in Kent: questions
Which towns in Kent do you cover?
We can arrange work anywhere in Kent, including Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Tunbridge Wells and Folkestone, and in other towns across the area.
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.
Other grilles in Kent
- Home security grilles
- Grille lock replacement and upgrades
- Shopfront security grilles
- Door security gates
- Security grille repairs
- Commercial security grilles
Tell us about your bi-fold gate and we will come back with a guide price.