How much should I budget for front door security gates in Dover?
Our guide range for front door security gates in Dover 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
- Lockable from outside with a key and from inside with a thumb-turn or key
- Steel frame fixed into the opening
- Low thresholds for level access
- Powder-coated finishes
- Mesh infill to stop reach-through to the door lock
- Hinged or retractable designs
Fitting in Dover and nearby
Surveys in Dover (CT16) are booked around installer availability. We also cover nearby Folkestone (7 miles), Deal (8 miles) and Canterbury (15 miles).
Kent ranges from Medway's Victorian terraces and Thanet's seaside towns to listed medieval centres such as Canterbury and Rochester.
Where front door security gates are most often used:
- Flat entrance doors on landings and walkways
- Houses with doors out of sight of the street
- Empty homes between occupants
- Recessed front doors
What to think about first
Appearance
A plain bar gate in a dark finish is less conspicuous than a heavy lattice.
Escape
Choose a gate that opens quickly from inside without hunting for a key.
Consents and safety: England
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.
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 Dover: questions
Can you survey in Dover and nearby towns?
Yes. Surveys in Dover, Folkestone, Deal and elsewhere in Kent are booked around installer availability.
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.
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 Dover
- Commercial security grilles
- Shopfront security grilles
- French door grilles
- Security grille repairs
- Roller security grilles
- Counter and hatch grilles
Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.