Door security gates in County Down: what will it cost?
Budget £714 to £1,554 including VAT (£595 to £1,295 plus VAT) per door for door security gates in County Down, supplied and fitted. Size, number of leaves, colour and access all move the price, which is fixed in writing after the survey.
A door security gate is a steel grille fitted across a doorway, either as a retractable concertina gate or a hinged gate on its own frame. Locked, it holds the opening even if the door itself is forced or its glass is broken.
What goes into a door gate
- Locks operable from inside, outside or both
- Additional shoot bolts into the floor and head for wider gates
- Can be combined with a letterbox gap or pet clearance where needed
- Powder-coated finishes to match door frames
- Steel frames fixed into masonry with anti-tamper fixings
- Suitable for timber, uPVC, composite and aluminium doors
Covering County Down
We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in County Down, including Banbridge and Bangor. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.
County Down includes North Down's commuter towns such as Bangor and Holywood, Newry's border-town retail and rural market towns.
Common openings for door security gates:
- Shop back doors and fire exits (with the right arrangements)
- Flat entrance doors onto communal areas
- Glazed kitchen and utility doors
- Back and side doors of houses
Towns in County Down
Getting the right door gate for your building
Which side you lock from
A gate that is only locked from inside suits most homes. If the door is your way out at night, choose a gate that also locks from outside.
Fire exits
On business premises a gate across an exit must not obstruct escape while anyone is inside. We discuss how it will be managed before recommending one.
What the rules say in Northern Ireland
Grilles across exits in business premises
The Fire and Rescue Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 and the Fire Safety Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 make the appropriate person 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.
Grilles in rented homes
Private landlords in Northern Ireland have fitness and safety duties under the Private Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, as amended by the Private Tenancies Act (Northern Ireland) 2022. Grilles over windows a tenant may need for escape should open from inside without a key.
How it works
- Guide price online or by phone
- Survey in County Down
- Accept the fixed quote
- Installation by installers working under our contract
Door security gates in County Down: questions
Which towns in County Down do you cover?
We can arrange work anywhere in County Down, including Banbridge, Bangor, Comber, Downpatrick and Holywood, and in other towns across the area.
Can you fit a gate to a flat entrance door?
Yes, subject to the building owner's permission and any fire strategy for the block, as flat entrance doors in shared buildings often have a fire safety role.
Is a security gate better inside or outside the door?
Inside is usual for back doors because the gate is protected and the door still seals against the weather. Outside works for recessed doorways or where the door opens inwards and would hit the gate.
Can a security gate go behind a fire exit door?
Only if it does not obstruct escape while the building is occupied. That normally means it is unlocked and parked open during opening hours and locked only when the premises are empty.
Other grilles in County Down
- Bi-folding security gates
- Vacant property grilles and screens
- Security grille servicing
- Removable security grilles
- Security grille repairs
- Retractable security grilles
Tell us about your door gate and we will come back with a guide price.