Patio and bifold door security glass in Crawley: what will it cost?
Budget £354 to £1,074 including VAT (£295 to £895 plus VAT) per pane for patio and bifold door security glass in Crawley, 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.
Options for patio and bifold door security glass in Crawley
- Glass lifters and enough installers for heavy panes
- Security tape on externally beaded frames
- Units sized for sliding, French and bifold doors
- Integral blind units replaced like for like where possible
- Low-E, argon and solar control glass options
- Laminated inner pane with toughened outer pane
Fitting in Crawley and nearby
We can arrange patio and bifold door security glass across Crawley, the main centre for West Sussex, and in nearby towns including Horley, Horsham and East Grinstead.
West Sussex includes Chichester's Georgian city centre, the seaside towns of Worthing and Bognor Regis, Crawley's new-town centre and business parks, and Horsham's market-town streets.
Typical settings for patio and bifold door security glass:
- Ground-floor flats with doors onto terraces
- French doors onto gardens
- Bifold doors in kitchen extensions
- Doors hidden from the street by fences or hedges
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.
Safety glass in critical locations
In England, section 5 of Approved Document K treats glazing in doors and in side panels within 300 mm of a door edge, from floor level up to 1,500 mm, and any other glazing below 800 mm, as a critical location. Glass there should break safely, be robust, or be guarded. Laminated or toughened glass meeting BS EN 12600 class 3 is the usual answer, rising to class 2 for door and side-panel panes wider than 900 mm.
How it works
- Tell us about the glazing
- Survey, measuring and frame check
- Written quote naming the glass
- Fitting and handover
Patio and bifold door security glass in Crawley: questions
Which areas near Crawley do you cover?
We can arrange work in Crawley and in nearby Horley (4 miles), Horsham (7 miles) and East Grinstead (8 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.
Do you work on aluminium bifolds?
Yes, on aluminium, uPVC and timber doors, provided the frame can take the new unit thickness.
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 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.
Patio and bifold door security glass in nearby towns
Other glazing in Crawley
- Commercial reglazing
- Anti-bandit glass
- Misted unit replacement with laminated glass
- Bullet-resistant glass
- Security window film
- Toughened safety glass
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