Front door security gates in Prescot

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

Our guide range for front door security gates in Prescot 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 you can specify

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

Fitting in Prescot and nearby

We arrange surveys and fitting in Prescot and across the L34 postcode district, as well as in nearby Huyton (2 miles) and St Helens (3 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.

Merseyside has Liverpool's Georgian quarter and Victorian terraces, the Wirral's suburbs, and large high-street and dockside commercial areas.

Common openings for front door security gates:

Houses with doors out of sight of the street
Recessed front doors
Empty homes between occupants
Ground-floor flats

Getting the right front door gate for your building

Post

Leave a letterbox clearance or fit a separate post box.

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.

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 Prescot
Accept the fixed quote
Installation by installers working under our contract

Front door security gates in Prescot: questions

Which areas near Prescot do you cover?

We can arrange work in Prescot and in nearby Huyton (2 miles), St Helens (3 miles) and Halewood (5 miles). Dates depend on 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.

Will I still get post?

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

Is a gate better than a stronger door?

They do different jobs. A certified door resists attack on its own; a gate adds a second barrier. Many people choose both.

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