Covering Sevenoaks and nearby
Engineers working under our management travel to addresses across the TN13 and TN14 postcode districts for automatic folding doors. There is no depot or showroom in Sevenoaks; you arrange everything with us by phone, email or the form on this page, and we confirm the price in writing first.
Libraries, health centres and council buildings in Sevenoaks still need accessible entrances, whatever their size. A single automatic door with a push pad or touch-free switch is often enough to give everyone easy access.
Nearby towns we also list for automatic folding doors (straight-line distance): Tonbridge (6.5 miles), Orpington (8.1 miles), Swanley (8.6 miles), Tunbridge Wells (10.2 miles), Sidcup (11.2 miles), Caterham (11.6 miles).
What to think about for automatic folding doors in Sevenoaks
- Folding doors have more hinges than sliding doors. Planned servicing at intervals based on how busy the door is keeps hinges, pivots and finger guards in good order.
- Small units in Sevenoaks often have their only power supply at the back of the shop. The operator needs a fused spur at the head of the door, so allow for a cable run.
- Listed shopfronts and conservation areas in Sevenoaks may need consent for a new entrance. Folding doors with slim frames in a matched colour often keep the character of the frontage.
- Pavements in older parts of Sevenoaks often slope or dip at the threshold. Bottom pivots need a level, solid floor, so the survey records levels and any work needed.
- Terraced shopfronts across Kent sometimes have timber frames and fascias that need strengthening to carry a header. The survey checks what the operator can be fixed to.
Automatic folding doors in Sevenoaks: guide prices
The site survey is free, including the measured drawing and a fixed, itemised written quote. Guide price: from £5,995 ex VAT.
| Item | Guide price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic folding door, up to about 2 m clear opening | £5,995 – £10,995 | installed, ex VAT |
| Folding door with break-out for an escape route | top of range or on survey | depends on the fire strategy |
| Touch-free switch or push pad, fitted | £145 – £395 | per switch, ex VAT |
| Card or fob reader tied into the door | £795 – £2,495 | per door, ex VAT |
Standards and rules in England
Building regulations guidance in England (Approved Document M, Volume 2) says a powered opening system should be used where a self-closing entrance door would need more than 30 N at the leading edge to open, or more than 22.5 N between 30° and 60°, and expects external doors used by the public in new buildings to give at least 1000 mm of effective clear width.
In Great Britain a new or converted powered door must meet the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 before it is first used, and can carry the UKCA or the CE marking. Workplace law (the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992) expects powered doors to have suitable and effective features to stop them trapping anyone and, where needed for safety, to open by hand unless they open automatically if the power fails. Doors at work must also be kept in efficient working order under a suitable system of maintenance.
How it works
- Describe what you need. Whether the job is automatic folding doors for a busy entrance or for a single internal door, a brief description and some photos let us understand it and plan a survey visit in Sevenoaks.
- Free visit to the site. An engineer working under our management assesses the opening, the existing door and frame, the floor and the electrical supply, and notes any access, consent or timing issues to plan around.
- Your fixed quotation. The quote is fixed for the work it describes and lists each item, including any removal, making good and electrical work. It also states the lead time, the payment stages and the warranty terms.
- Fitting and sign-off. Work goes ahead on dates agreed with you. Once fitted, the door is adjusted and its safety functions are tested and recorded with reference to BS EN 16005, and you are shown how to use it.
Send us a photo of your frontage in Sevenoaks and its width, and we will arrange a free survey for an automatic folding door.
Automatic folding doors in Sevenoaks: questions
Do you fit automatic folding doors in Sevenoaks?
Yes. We arrange supply and installation of automatic folding doors in Sevenoaks and across Kent. Specialist automatic door engineers working under our management survey and fit the door, and we remain the contracting party, so you have one point of contact from quote to handover.
What will automatic folding doors in Sevenoaks cost?
Our guide starts from £5,995 excluding VAT (per door set), the same guide price we use across the UK. The free site survey in Sevenoaks confirms the price as a fixed, itemised written quote, and the guide price tool gives you a range before anyone visits.
Can a folding door in Sevenoaks open with a push button instead of a sensor?
Yes. Many shops use a radar sensor so the door opens as customers approach, but push pads, wave-to-open switches or a key switch can be used instead or as well. Internal doors often use push buttons, so the door only opens when someone needs it.
Is the folding door survey in Sevenoaks free?
Yes, for a new automatic folding door the survey is free and there is no obligation. The engineer measures the opening and sweep zone, checks the floor, structure and power, and you receive a drawing and a fixed, itemised written quote.
What happens once the installation in Sevenoaks is finished?
The engineer tests every function, including the safety sensors and the behaviour on power loss, and sets the door up with reference to BS EN 16005. You are shown how to use the controls and which simple checks to make, and you receive the handover documents, including the test record and any conformity paperwork that applies to the work.
What should I send before the survey in Sevenoaks?
A few photos of the door from inside and outside, rough measurements of the opening, the address and a note of how the entrance is used. If the door already has an operator, a photo of any label on it helps. With that, the engineer arrives prepared, the survey takes less of your time and we can put the quote for automatic folding doors together more easily.
Who is responsible for automatic doors on escape routes in Sevenoaks?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 the responsible person for the premises must make sure escape routes work and fire safety equipment is maintained. Automatic doors on an escape route need fail-safe opening or break-out, set by the fire strategy.