Bi-folding security gates in Tonbridge

How much should I budget for bi-folding security gates in Tonbridge?

Most bi-folding security gates in Tonbridge fall within £954 to £2,634 including VAT (£795 to £2,195 plus VAT) per opening for supply and fitting. We confirm a fixed price in writing after a free survey, before anything is ordered.

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.

What goes into a bi-fold gate

Fold to one or both sides
Black, anthracite and RAL colours
Rigid hinged leaves of vertical bars
Lock box on the leading leaf plus shoot bolts
Suits openings from a single door width to several metres
Mesh or solid infill panels on request

Fitting in Tonbridge and nearby

Surveys in Tonbridge (TN9) are booked around installer availability. We also cover nearby Tunbridge Wells (4 miles), Sevenoaks (6 miles) and Crowborough (10 miles).

Kent ranges from Medway's Victorian terraces and Thanet's seaside towns to listed medieval centres such as Canterbury and Rochester.

Where bi-folding security gates are most often used:

Restaurant and bar frontages
Loading doors and goods-in
Garden room and orangery openings
Office receptions and showrooms

What to think about first

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.

Floor guide

A bottom guide keeps the leaves aligned. Recessed guides keep the floor flush.

Consents and safety: England

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 Tonbridge: questions

Can you survey in Tonbridge and nearby towns?

Yes. Surveys in Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks and elsewhere in Kent 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 Tonbridge

Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.