How much should I budget for French door grilles in Leatherhead?
Our guide range for French door grilles in Leatherhead 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
- Set back to clear inward-opening doors
- Matches white, black or wood-effect frames
- Each side opens independently
- Small stacks at each side of the doors
- Optional shoot bolts top and bottom
- Low-profile floor track
Fitting in Leatherhead and nearby
Surveys in Leatherhead (KT22) are booked around installer availability. We also cover nearby Epsom (4 miles), Ewell (5 miles) and Esher (5 miles).
Surrey is mostly suburban and commuter housing, from interwar semis to large detached homes, with busy town centres such as Guildford and Woking.
Where French door grilles are most often used:
- French doors to gardens
- Ground-floor flats
- Juliet balconies on upper floors (with escape in mind)
- Dining rooms and kitchens
What to think about first
One side or both
A centre-meeting pair lets you open one side for everyday use.
Upper floors
A grille behind Juliet balcony doors needs to keep any required escape route usable.
Consents and safety: 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
- Postcode and a few photos
- On-site survey
- Fixed written price
- Fit, test and explain
French door grilles in Leatherhead: questions
Do you cover Epsom as well as Leatherhead?
Yes. As well as Leatherhead, we can arrange surveys in nearby Epsom, Ewell and Esher, and elsewhere in Surrey.
How long does it take to fit?
Usually two to three hours once the grilles arrive.
My French doors open inwards. Can I still have a grille?
Yes. The grille is set back from the doors so they can swing open, or fitted outside if there is no room inside.
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 Leatherhead
- LPS 1175 certified security grilles
- Counter and hatch grilles
- Shopfront security grilles
- Security grille installation
- Security grille repairs
- Retractable security grilles
Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.