How much should I budget for hinged security gates in Swindon?
Our guide range for hinged security gates in Swindon is £834 to £2,034 including VAT (£695 to £1,695 plus VAT) per gate, including fitting. The survey is free for new installations and your fixed price follows in writing.
A hinged security gate is a steel bar gate hung on its own welded frame in front of or behind a door. It swings open and closed like a second door and locks with a heavy-duty lock box, making it a strong choice for back doors, plant rooms and service entrances.
What you can specify
- Lock box with cylinder operable from one or both sides
- Panic or push-to-exit hardware options for escape routes
- Welded steel frame fixed into the opening
- Single, double and leaf-and-a-half layouts
- Hold-open hooks or stays
- Mesh infill option for anti-reach-through
Fitting in Swindon and nearby
We arrange surveys and fitting across Swindon and the SN1 postcode district, and in nearby Calne (13 miles), Cirencester (14 miles) and Chippenham.
Wiltshire mixes Swindon's Victorian railway terraces and modern estates with stone-built market towns such as Salisbury, Chippenham and Devizes.
Where hinged security gates are most often used:
- Rear doors where wall space is limited
- Flat entrance doors
- Gated recesses and alleys
- Plant rooms and bin stores
What to think about first
Escape route
If the gate is on an exit route, consider escape hardware or a management plan so it is never locked while people are inside.
Mesh infill
Bars alone may let someone reach through to a handle or lock. Mesh infill closes that gap.
Consents and safety: 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.
External grilles and planning
External grilles and shutters on shops and other commercial buildings normally need planning permission from the local council because they change the building's appearance. Many councils' shopfront guides favour internal, open-lattice grilles, particularly in conservation areas.
How it works
- Postcode and a few photos
- On-site survey
- Fixed written price
- Fit, test and explain
Hinged security gates in Swindon: questions
Do you cover Calne as well as Swindon?
Yes. As well as Swindon, we can arrange surveys in nearby Calne, Cirencester and Chippenham, and elsewhere in Wiltshire.
Can a hinged gate be used on a fire exit?
Only if it does not prevent escape while the building is occupied, for example with push-to-exit hardware or by being unlocked and fixed open during opening hours.
Is a hinged gate stronger than a retractable grille?
A well-made hinged gate is very strong because it has a rigid frame and solid bars. Retractable grilles trade a little rigidity for the ability to fold away.
Can you make a double gate?
Yes. Wide doorways can take a pair of gates or one large and one small leaf.
Hinged security gates in nearby towns
Other grilles in Swindon
- Security grille servicing
- Commercial security grilles
- Internal security grilles
- Security grille installation
- French door grilles
- Counter and hatch grilles
Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.