Bi-folding security gates in Oxford

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

Bi-folding security gates in Oxford typically cost £954 to £2,634 including VAT (£795 to £2,195 plus VAT) per opening, supplied and fitted. Use the quote tool for a guide figure, then we survey and confirm a fixed price.

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

Suits openings from a single door width to several metres
Neat folded stack for receptions and showrooms
Lock box on the leading leaf plus shoot bolts
Top-hung on a heavy track with bottom guides
Mesh or solid infill panels on request
Rigid hinged leaves of vertical bars

Fitting in Oxford and nearby

Surveys in Oxford (OX1) are booked around installer availability, as they are in nearby Abingdon (6 miles) and Didcot (10 miles).

Oxfordshire includes Oxford's listed college and city-centre buildings, Cotswold-stone towns such as Witney, and growing towns like Bicester and Didcot.

Common openings for bi-folding security gates:

Restaurant and bar frontages
Loading doors and goods-in
Garden room and orangery openings
Wide internal openings

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.

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.

How it works

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

Bi-folding security gates in Oxford: questions

Can you survey in Oxford and nearby towns?

Yes. Surveys in Oxford, Abingdon, Didcot and elsewhere in Oxfordshire are booked around installer availability.

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.

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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