Front door security gates in Crowborough

Front door security gates in Crowborough: what will it cost?

Our guide range for front door security gates in Crowborough is £834 to £1,794 including VAT (£695 to £1,495 plus VAT) per door, including fitting. The survey is free for new installations and your fixed price follows in writing.

A front door security gate is a steel gate fitted in front of or behind a front or flat entrance door. It adds a second locked barrier that has to be defeated after the door, and most designs can be locked from outside when you leave as well as from inside at night.

What goes into a front door gate

Letterbox clearance where needed
Hinged or retractable designs
Steel frame fixed into the opening
Lockable from outside with a key and from inside with a thumb-turn or key
Clearances for door closers and spy-holes
Powder-coated finishes

Fitting in Crowborough and nearby

Surveys in Crowborough (TN6) are booked around installer availability. We also cover nearby Tunbridge Wells (7 miles), East Grinstead (9 miles) and Tonbridge (10 miles).

East Sussex is known for Regency and Victorian terraces in Brighton, Hove, Eastbourne and Hastings, many in conservation areas, alongside Wealden villages.

Common openings for front door security gates:

Flat entrance doors on landings and walkways
Empty homes between occupants
Houses with doors out of sight of the street
Recessed front doors

Getting the right front door gate for your building

Permission

In a block of flats, the building owner or managing agent usually needs to agree, and the gate must not compromise the building's fire strategy.

Post

Leave a letterbox clearance or fit a separate post box.

What the rules say in England

England

Grilles in rented homes

Landlords in England must keep rented homes free from serious hazards under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System, which includes fire. A grille that stops a tenant using an escape window can create a hazard, so grilles in rented homes should have keyless internal releases.

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

Guide price online or by phone
Survey in Crowborough
Accept the fixed quote
Installation by installers working under our contract

Front door security gates in Crowborough: questions

Do you cover Tunbridge Wells as well as Crowborough?

Yes. As well as Crowborough, we can arrange surveys in nearby Tunbridge Wells, East Grinstead and Tonbridge, and elsewhere in East Sussex.

Can I fit a security gate to my flat door?

Usually, with the building owner's permission. Flat entrance doors often form part of a building's fire safety arrangements, so the gate must not obstruct escape or compromise the door.

Does a front door gate need planning permission?

Gates in front of a house's front door can need planning permission, especially on listed buildings or in conservation areas. Gates behind the door usually do not.

Can the gate be locked from outside?

Yes. Front door gates normally lock with a key from outside and a thumb-turn or key from inside.

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Other grilles in Crowborough

Tell us about your front door gate and we will come back with a guide price.