Patio and bifold door security glass in Whitstable: what will it cost?
Our guide range for patio and bifold door security glass in Whitstable is £354 to £1,074 including VAT (£295 to £895 plus VAT) per pane, including fitting. The survey is free for new installations and your fixed price follows in writing.
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.
What goes into patio and bifold door security glass
- Glass lifters and enough installers for heavy panes
- Anti-lift and lock checks on sliding doors
- Roller, carriage and hinge adjustment after fitting
- Units sized for sliding, French and bifold doors
- Security tape on externally beaded frames
- Integral blind units replaced like for like where possible
Fitting in Whitstable and nearby
Surveys in Whitstable (CT5) are booked around installer availability. We also cover nearby Herne Bay (5 miles), Canterbury (6 miles) and Faversham (7 miles).
Kent ranges from Canterbury's listed city centre and the Regency fronts of Tunbridge Wells to the Medway towns, Ashford's growth estates and coastal Margate and Folkestone.
Typical settings for patio and bifold door security glass:
- Sliding patio doors at the back of a house
- French doors onto gardens
- Ground-floor flats with doors onto terraces
- Bifold doors in kitchen extensions
Getting the right glass for your building
Integral blinds
Units with blinds inside the glass can be made with a laminated pane, but lead times are longer.
Laminated inner or both panes
A laminated inner pane is the usual security upgrade. On very exposed doors both panes can be laminated.
What the rules say in England
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.
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.
How it works
- Guide price online or by phone
- Survey in Whitstable
- Accept the fixed quote
- Fitted by glaziers working under our contract
Patio and bifold door security glass in Whitstable: questions
Can you survey in Whitstable and nearby towns?
Yes. Surveys in Whitstable, Herne Bay and Canterbury are booked around installer availability.
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.
Can sliding doors be lifted out?
Older sliding doors without anti-lift blocks can be. We check for this at the survey and can fit blocks at the same visit.
Do you work on aluminium bifolds?
Yes, on aluminium, uPVC and timber doors, provided the frame can take the new unit thickness.
Patio and bifold door security glass in nearby towns
- Herne Bay5 miles
- Canterbury6 miles
- Faversham7 miles
- Sittingbourne13 miles
- Margate16 miles
- Ashford, Kent16 miles
Other glazing in Whitstable
- Commercial reglazing
- Security double-glazed units
- Counter and reception security screens
- Security secondary glazing
- Display case security glass
- Kiosk and booth security glazing
Tell us about the glazing and we will come back with a guide price.