Front door security gates in Sutton Coldfield

Front door security gates in Sutton Coldfield: what will it cost?

Most front door security gates in Sutton Coldfield 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.

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
Clearances for door closers and spy-holes
Low thresholds for level access
Mesh infill to stop reach-through to the door lock
Powder-coated finishes

Fitting in Sutton Coldfield and nearby

Surveys in Sutton Coldfield (B73) are booked around installer availability. We also cover nearby Aldridge (5 miles), Birmingham (7 miles) and Tamworth (7 miles).

The West Midlands is dominated by red-brick terraces and interwar semis, with dense high streets and a large stock of industrial and trade units.

Common openings for front door security gates:

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

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.

Escape

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

What the rules say 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

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

Front door security gates in Sutton Coldfield: questions

Do you cover Aldridge as well as Sutton Coldfield?

Yes. As well as Sutton Coldfield, we can arrange surveys in nearby Aldridge, Birmingham and Tamworth, and elsewhere in West Midlands.

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 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.

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