French door grilles in Folkestone: what will it cost?
Our guide range for French door grilles in Folkestone is £954 to £2,034 including VAT (£795 to £1,695 plus VAT) per pair of doors, including fitting. The survey is free for new installations and your fixed price follows in writing.
French door grilles are usually a pair of retractable grilles that fold to each side of the doors and meet in the centre, where they lock together. They protect the glazing and the meeting stiles, which are the weak point of many French doors.
Options for French door grilles in Folkestone
- Pair of leaves meeting at a central lock
- Matches white, black or wood-effect frames
- Small stacks at each side of the doors
- Low-profile floor track
- Optional shoot bolts top and bottom
- Set back to clear inward-opening doors
Fitting in Folkestone and nearby
Folkestone is about 31 miles from Maidstone, the main centre for Kent. We can survey and fit across the CT19 district and in nearby places such as Dover and Ashford.
Kent ranges from Medway's Victorian terraces and Thanet's seaside towns to listed medieval centres such as Canterbury and Rochester.
Common openings for French door grilles:
- Period homes with timber French doors
- Ground-floor flats
- French doors to gardens
- Dining rooms and kitchens
Getting the right French door grille for your building
Upper floors
A grille behind Juliet balcony doors needs to keep any required escape route usable.
Door swing
Inward-opening doors need the grille set back far enough to clear the leaves.
What the rules say in 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.
Bedroom and escape windows
Approved Document B (fire safety) expects many habitable rooms in houses, especially first-floor rooms, to have an emergency escape window with an unobstructed opening of at least 0.33 m², at least 450 mm high and 450 mm wide, with the bottom of the opening no more than 1,100 mm above the floor. We only fit grilles over escape windows with a release that opens from inside without a key.
How it works
- Guide price online or by phone
- Survey in Folkestone
- Accept the fixed quote
- Installation by installers working under our contract
French door grilles in Folkestone: questions
Do you cover Dover as well as Folkestone?
Yes. As well as Folkestone, we can arrange surveys in nearby Dover, Ashford and Deal, and elsewhere in Kent.
Do French door grilles need a floor track?
Usually a low-profile one, which keeps the grille rigid and is easy to step over.
Can French door grilles open one side only?
Yes. Each leaf runs independently, so you can open one side and leave the other closed.
Will the grille match my doors?
We powder-coat grilles in white, black, anthracite or a RAL colour close to your frames.
French door grilles in nearby towns
Other grilles in Folkestone
- Commercial security grilles
- Shopfront security grilles
- Internal security grilles
- LPS 1175 certified security grilles
- Front door security gates
- Fixed window grilles and bars
Tell us about your French door grille and we will come back with a guide price.