What is the price of patio and bifold door security glass in Durham?
Budget £354 to £1,074 including VAT (£295 to £895 plus VAT) per pane for patio and bifold door security glass in Durham, supplied and fitted. Larger panes, thicker makeups and difficult access cost more; the price is fixed in writing after the survey.
Patio and bifold door security glass means fitting large sealed units with a laminated pane into sliding, French or bifolding doors. These doors are usually the biggest glass at the back of the house and out of view, so making the glass hold when it is struck closes one of the easiest routes in.
Glass and fitting options
- Anti-lift and lock checks on sliding doors
- Security tape on externally beaded frames
- Roller, carriage and hinge adjustment after fitting
- Laminated inner pane with toughened outer pane
- Glass lifters and enough installers for heavy panes
- Low-E, argon and solar control glass options
Covering Durham
We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in Durham, including Darlington and Hartlepool. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.
County Durham runs from Durham City's listed streets around the cathedral to former colliery-village terraces, Darlington's Victorian centre and newer estates along the A1(M).
This glazing suits:
- Ground-floor flats with doors onto terraces
- Bifold doors in kitchen extensions
- French doors onto gardens
- Sliding patio doors at the back of a house
Towns in Durham
- Barnard CastleDL12
- BillinghamTS23
- Bishop AucklandDL14
- Chester-le-StreetDH3
- ConsettDH8
- DarlingtonDL3
- DurhamDH1
- HartlepoolTS24
- Newton AycliffeDL5
- PeterleeSR8
- SeahamSR7
- StanleyDH9
- Stockton-on-TeesTS19
Questions we will ask at the survey
Solar control
South-facing doors can overheat. Adding solar control glass at the same time keeps rooms cooler.
Integral blinds
Units with blinds inside the glass can be made with a laminated pane, but lead times are longer.
Building regulations and safety in England
Security rules for new homes
Approved Document Q has applied to new homes in England since 1 October 2015. Easily accessible doors and windows, meaning any part within 2 m vertically of the ground or another accessible surface, should meet PAS 24 or an equivalent, and glazing in doors and in windows within 400 mm of a door should be laminated to at least BS EN 356 P1A. It does not apply when you change the glass in an existing home, although it is a sensible benchmark.
Planning permission
Changing the glass in an existing window or shopfront does not usually need planning permission, because the building looks much the same afterwards. A new or altered shopfront, or security features added to the outside of a building, may need planning permission from the council. Bollards or barriers on the pavement need the highway authority's consent, which is normally the council.
How it works
- Postcode and a few photos
- On-site survey
- Fixed written price and lead time
- Fit, check and explain
Patio and bifold door security glass in Durham: questions
Which towns in Durham do you cover?
We can arrange work anywhere in Durham, including Darlington, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham and Chester-le-Street, and in other towns across the area.
Will laminated glass make my bifolds harder to open?
Units are slightly heavier. We adjust hinges, rollers and carriages after fitting so the doors run smoothly.
Can you replace just one pane of a bifold?
Yes. Each leaf takes its own unit, so we can upgrade one leaf or all of them.
Do you work on aluminium bifolds?
Yes, on aluminium, uPVC and timber doors, provided the frame can take the new unit thickness.
Other glazing in Durham
- Display case security glass
- Anti-bandit glass
- Security glass for home windows
- Shopfront security glass
- Kiosk and booth security glazing
- Broken glass replacement
Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.