Bi-folding security gates in Burnham-on-Sea

How much should I budget for bi-folding security gates in Burnham-on-Sea?

Budget £954 to £2,634 including VAT (£795 to £2,195 plus VAT) per opening for bi-folding security gates in Burnham-on-Sea, supplied and fitted. Size, number of leaves, colour and access all move the price, which is fixed in writing after the survey.

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

Top-hung on a heavy track with bottom guides
Mesh or solid infill panels on request
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

Fitting in Burnham-on-Sea and nearby

Surveys in Burnham-on-Sea (TA8) are booked around installer availability. We also cover nearby Weston-super-Mare (7 miles), Bridgwater (8 miles) and Clevedon (15 miles).

Somerset ranges from Bath's Georgian stone terraces, almost all within a World Heritage Site, to Weston-super-Mare's seaside streets and Taunton's town centre.

Where bi-folding security gates are most often used:

Office receptions and showrooms
Loading doors and goods-in
Wide internal openings
Restaurant and bar frontages

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.

Look

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

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 Burnham-on-Sea: questions

Do you cover Weston-super-Mare as well as Burnham-on-Sea?

Yes. As well as Burnham-on-Sea, we can arrange surveys in nearby Weston-super-Mare, Bridgwater and Clevedon, and elsewhere in Somerset.

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.

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.

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Other grilles in Burnham-on-Sea

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