How much should I budget for bi-folding security gates in Scottish Borders?
Our guide range for bi-folding security gates in Scottish Borders 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
- Top-hung on a heavy track with bottom guides
- Mesh or solid infill panels on request
- Fold to one or both sides
- Rigid hinged leaves of vertical bars
- Black, anthracite and RAL colours
- Suits openings from a single door width to several metres
Covering Scottish Borders
We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in Scottish Borders, including Galashiels and Hawick. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.
The Borders are known for stone-built former mill towns such as Galashiels and Hawick and historic towns like Kelso and Peebles.
Where bi-folding security gates are most often used:
- Office receptions and showrooms
- Restaurant and bar frontages
- Wide internal openings
- Garden room and orangery openings
Towns in Scottish Borders
What to think about first
Look
Bi-folds read as a screen rather than a lattice, which suits modern interiors.
Floor guide
A bottom guide keeps the leaves aligned. Recessed guides keep the floor flush.
Consents and safety: Scotland
Listed buildings and conservation areas
Listed buildings in Scotland need listed building consent for works affecting their character, decided by the council, with Historic Environment Scotland consulted on some cases. Conservation areas bring extra scrutiny of external changes. Check with the council before ordering.
Grilles across exits in business premises
In Scotland, the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006 make the duty holder keep escape routes and exits available and easy to open while people are present. A grille across an exit should be open whenever the premises are occupied.
How it works
- Postcode and a few photos
- On-site survey
- Fixed written price
- Fit, test and explain
Bi-folding security gates in Scottish Borders: questions
Which towns in Scottish Borders do you cover?
We can arrange work anywhere in Scottish Borders, including Galashiels, Hawick, Kelso and Peebles.
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 bi-fold gates be powder-coated to match our frames?
Yes, in most RAL colours.
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.
Other grilles in Scottish Borders
- Removable security grilles
- Door security gates
- Security grille repairs
- Front door security gates
- Security grille installation
- Window security grilles
Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.