Bi-folding security gates in Alnwick

Bi-folding security gates in Alnwick: what will it cost?

Our guide range for bi-folding security gates in Alnwick 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.

What goes into a bi-fold gate

Rigid hinged leaves of vertical bars
Mesh or solid infill panels on request
Top-hung on a heavy track with bottom guides
Lock box on the leading leaf plus shoot bolts
Neat folded stack for receptions and showrooms
Black, anthracite and RAL colours

Fitting in Alnwick and nearby

Surveys in Alnwick (NE66) are booked around installer availability. We also cover nearby Morpeth (17 miles), Ashington (17 miles) and Blyth (21 miles).

Northumberland is largely rural, with stone-built market towns such as Hexham and Alnwick and terraced former mining towns in the south-east.

Common openings for bi-folding security gates:

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

Getting the right bi-fold gate for your building

Look

Bi-folds read as a screen rather than a lattice, which suits modern interiors.

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

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

Guide price online or by phone
Survey in Alnwick
Accept the fixed quote
Installation by installers working under our contract

Bi-folding security gates in Alnwick: questions

Do you cover Morpeth as well as Alnwick?

Yes. As well as Alnwick, we can arrange surveys in nearby Morpeth, Ashington and Blyth, and elsewhere in Northumberland.

Can a bi-fold gate go outside?

Yes, with galvanised steel and an external-grade track, though most are fitted inside.

How wide can a bi-fold gate be?

From a single doorway up to several metres, split to fold both ways on wider openings.

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.

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