Front door security gates in Bow

How much should I budget for front door security gates in Bow?

Most front door security gates in Bow fall within £834 to £1,794 including VAT (£695 to £1,495 plus VAT) per door for supply and fitting. We confirm a fixed price in writing after a free survey, before anything is ordered.

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.

Specification at a glance

Steel frame fixed into the opening
Lockable from outside with a key and from inside with a thumb-turn or key
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 Bow and nearby

Whether you are in central Bow or at the edge of the E3 district, we can arrange a survey. Nearby Stratford and Canary Wharf are covered too.

London's buildings range from Victorian and Edwardian terraces and mansion blocks to post-war estates, with long high streets of ground-floor shops below flats.

Where front door security gates are most often used:

Flat entrance doors on landings and walkways
Ground-floor flats
Houses with doors out of sight of the street
Recessed front doors

What to think about first

Escape

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

Post

Leave a letterbox clearance or fit a separate post box.

Consents and safety: 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

Postcode and a few photos
On-site survey
Fixed written price
Fit, test and explain

Front door security gates in Bow: questions

Can you survey in Bow and nearby towns?

Yes. Surveys in Bow, Stratford, Canary Wharf and elsewhere in Greater London are booked around installer availability.

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.

Front door security gates in nearby towns

Other grilles in Bow

Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.