How much do retractable security grilles cost in Folkestone?
Our guide range for retractable security grilles in Folkestone is £414 to £1,554 including VAT (£345 to £1,295 plus VAT) per opening, including fitting. The survey is free for new installations and your fixed price follows in writing.
A retractable security grille is a steel or aluminium lattice of vertical bars joined by scissor links that runs in a top and bottom track. Drawn across a window or door it forms a locked barrier; slid back, it folds into a narrow stack at the side so the opening is fully usable.
What goes into a retractable grille
- Top-hung or bottom-running versions to suit the floor or sill
- Single, double or multi-leaf layouts for wide openings
- White, black and anthracite as standard, other RAL colours to order
- Key-operated lock box on the leading edge, with optional extra locking points
- Folds into a stack typically around a sixth of the opening width
- Vertical bars with diagonal scissor links that lock rigid when closed
Fitting in Folkestone and nearby
Surveys in Folkestone (CT19) are booked around installer availability. We also cover nearby Dover (7 miles), Ashford (13 miles) and Deal (14 miles).
Kent ranges from Medway's Victorian terraces and Thanet's seaside towns to listed medieval centres such as Canterbury and Rochester.
Typical places for this kind of grille include:
- Ground-floor windows of homes and flats
- Office receptions and glazed partitions
- Back doors, French doors and patio doors
- Stockrooms and cash offices
Things to decide before you order
Which side it folds to
The stack needs a clear wall or reveal to park against. We check curtains, handles, radiators and light switches before the grille is ordered.
Inside or outside the glass
Inside is the norm: it is protected from weather, keeps the street view unchanged and usually avoids planning issues. Outside fitting suits recessed doorways and openings with no internal depth.
Rules that apply in England
Grilles inside the glass
A grille fitted inside the glass does not normally need planning permission, because it does not materially change how the building looks from outside. If the building is listed, listed building consent may still be needed.
Bedroom and escape windows
Approved Document B (fire safety) expects many habitable rooms in houses, especially first-floor rooms, to have an emergency escape window with an unobstructed opening of at least 0.33 m², at least 450 mm high and 450 mm wide, with the bottom of the opening no more than 1,100 mm above the floor. We only fit grilles over escape windows with a release that opens from inside without a key.
How it works
- Send sizes or use the quote tool
- Free survey at your Folkestone address
- Fixed price in writing
- Made to measure and fitted
Retractable security grilles in Folkestone: questions
Do you cover Dover as well as Folkestone?
Yes. As well as Folkestone, we can arrange surveys in nearby Dover, Ashford and Deal, and elsewhere in Kent.
Do retractable grilles need a bottom track?
Most do, because the bottom track stops the grille being pushed out of line. On doorways a low or recessed track can be used to reduce the trip hazard, and some top-hung designs work without one on smaller openings.
How long does a retractable grille take to fit?
Most single windows or doors are fitted in an hour or two once the made-to-measure grille arrives. A shopfront or several openings may take a day.
Will a grille stop me opening my windows?
No. An internal grille sits inside the reveal, so you can open the window as normal when the grille is folded back, and usually with it closed if there is enough depth between grille and glass.
Retractable security grilles in nearby towns
Other grilles in Folkestone
- Door security gates
- Security grille installation
- Internal security grilles
- Bi-folding security gates
- French door grilles
- Home security grilles
Ready for a price? Use the form or call 0800 088 6248.