Front door security gates in Portslade

What is the price of front door security gates in Portslade?

As a guide, front door security gates in Portslade cost £834 to £1,794 including VAT (£695 to £1,495 plus VAT) per door, supplied and fitted. The exact figure depends on size, type, finish and locking, and is confirmed in writing after the free survey.

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

Steel frame fixed into the opening
Low thresholds for level access
Powder-coated finishes
Clearances for door closers and spy-holes
Hinged or retractable designs
Mesh infill to stop reach-through to the door lock

Fitting in Portslade and nearby

Surveys in Portslade (BN41) are booked around installer availability. We also cover nearby Hove (2 miles), Brighton (3 miles) and Worthing (7 miles).

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

This type of grille suits:

Flat entrance doors on landings and walkways
Empty homes between occupants
Houses with doors out of sight of the street
Ground-floor flats

Questions we will ask at the survey

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.

Escape

Choose a gate that opens quickly from inside without hunting for a key.

Planning and safety in England

England

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.

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.

How it works

Tell us about the opening
Survey and measuring
Written quote and lead time
Fitting, testing and handover

Front door security gates in Portslade: questions

Do you cover Hove as well as Portslade?

Yes. As well as Portslade, we can arrange surveys in nearby Hove, Brighton and Worthing, 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.

Will I still get post?

We can leave a letterbox clearance in the gate or suggest a wall-mounted post box.

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.

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