French door grilles in Herne Bay

How much do French door grilles cost in Herne Bay?

Our guide range for French door grilles in Herne Bay 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.

What goes into a French door grille

Matches white, black or wood-effect frames
Low-profile floor track
Optional shoot bolts top and bottom
Set back to clear inward-opening doors
Small stacks at each side of the doors
Pair of leaves meeting at a central lock

Fitting in Herne Bay and nearby

Surveys in Herne Bay (CT6) are booked around installer availability. We also cover nearby Whitstable (5 miles), Canterbury (7 miles) and Faversham (11 miles).

Kent ranges from Medway's Victorian terraces and Thanet's seaside towns to listed medieval centres such as Canterbury and Rochester.

Typical places for this kind of grille include:

French doors to gardens
Period homes with timber French doors
Juliet balconies on upper floors (with escape in mind)
Ground-floor flats

Things to decide before you order

Upper floors

A grille behind Juliet balcony doors needs to keep any required escape route usable.

Curtains and blinds

Stack positions are planned around curtain tracks and returns.

Rules that apply in England

England

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.

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

Send sizes or use the quote tool
Free survey at your Herne Bay address
Fixed price in writing
Made to measure and fitted