Grille Door Price Malaysia
Sliding, Swing, Folding & Mesh by Material (2026)

What a grille door is, and the four common types

A grille door is the metal gate fitted in front of, or instead of, a solid door. On most Klang Valley terrace houses there are two at the main entrance: the solid front door, and a grille door outside it that lets air and light in while the house stays locked. Back doors and kitchen doors usually get one too, because they face the back lane or the service yard. The same product is sold as a door grille, grill door, security gate or, in Malay, grill pintu or pintu pagar. They come in four common types:

• Swing (hinged) grille door. Opens like a normal door on hinges. The usual choice for a back door or a single front door.
• Sliding grille door. Runs on a track across the opening. It suits wide openings, porches and doors where there is no room for a leaf to swing.
• Folding (accordion) grille door. Collapses to one or both sides, so it clears nearly the full width. It is used on very wide openings and on shop fronts.
• Mesh grille door. A swing or sliding grille with a welded steel mesh infill instead of open bars, so a hand cannot reach through to the lock or the door behind.

This guide covers doors. For window grilles, balcony railings and whole-house packages, our metal grille cost guide has the full table. For the solid security door behind the grille, see the security door cost guide.

Grille door design ideas: 10 concept designs

Ten grille door designs for Malaysian homes: swing, sliding, folding and mesh-infill doors in mild steel, aluminium and stainless steel, at terrace, semi-D and bungalow entrances, a kitchen back door and condo unit doors. Each card is an illustrative concept render; filter by type or home, tap an image to enlarge it, and open the details for where it suits, the finish, what to watch and the published rate where this page has one.

StyleAllSlidingMild steelMesh infillAluminiumSwingStainless steelFolding

HomeAllCondoTerraceSemi-DBungalow

10 designs shown

These are illustrative concept designs created to show the options. They are not completed ClickBina projects. Prices are the per sq ft rates published on this page, supplied and installed; folding, mesh-infill, double-leaf and porch-width grilles are quoted after measuring. We install grille doors across the Klang Valley. WhatsApp us your job details (which door, the opening size and the type you like) for a quote.

More galleries: browse all design ideas by area of the house, from cabinets and kitchens to porches and grilles.

Grille door price per sq ft by material (2026)

Grille doors are priced per square foot of the opening, by material. Door grilles cost more per square foot than window grilles, because they carry hinges or a track and a lock, and the frame has to take being opened and slammed every day. These are the published rates from our metal grille cost guide (indicative Klang Valley ranges for 2026, supplied and installed):

The rate you are quoted will sit higher in the range for a heavier section, a decorative pattern, a wide or tall opening, or a door that needs extra fixing work. A plain straight-bar or diamond design sits at the bottom of the range.

What one grille door costs: front, back and kitchen doors

Most people want the price for one door, not a rate. A standard full-height door opening on a terrace house is about 3 ft × 7 ft, or 21 sq ft. At the rates above, one grille door costs:

In the worked example in the same guide, a powder-coated mild steel sliding main-door security gate with a lock comes to RM2,800, and a swing back-door security gate with a lock comes to RM2,200. A wider opening, a double-leaf gate or a porch gate is priced on its own area. Measure the width and height of the opening and multiply by the rate to check a quote.

Sliding, swing, folding or mesh: which type suits which door

The right type depends on how wide the opening is, how much room there is in front of it and what you are protecting against:

If the aim is to keep mosquitoes out rather than intruders, you want an insect screen, which is a different, lighter product. See the mosquito net and insect screen guide.

Mild steel, aluminium or stainless steel

Material is the biggest single driver of the price. Our metal grille guide sets out the trade-off:

• Mild steel, powder-coated. The cheapest and still the most common. It is strong, but once the coating chips, rust starts at the welds and spreads quickly in Malaysian humidity. Plan to touch it up, and repaint fully every 5–8 years.
• Aluminium. Costs about 50–80% more than mild steel, but it does not rust, and it is much lighter, which helps a sliding door run smoothly. Wipe it down and oil the hinges and locks every 1–2 years.
• Stainless steel (SS304). Costs about 120–180% more than mild steel. It is the premium, low-maintenance choice for a door that is on show. Near the sea, the guide recommends SS316 instead.

For homes near the coast, such as Port Klang, Klang and Sepang, choose aluminium or stainless steel over mild steel. A mild steel door that faces the rain on a porch will need the most care.

Locks: where most grille doors are weakest

A strong grille with a weak lock is a weak door. Door grilles cost more than window grilles mostly because of the opening mechanism and the lock. Our grille guide notes that an openable grille with a lock adds RM200 – RM600 per unit for the mechanism. What to check:

• Avoid a padlock as the main lock. Padlocks on grille gates are easy to cut with bolt cutters. A proper lock set into the gate frame is harder to attack.
• Put the lock where a hand cannot reach it. On an open-bar door, someone outside can reach through to the inside handle. A mesh panel around the lock stops that.
• Check the keeper side. The part the bolt locks into must be fixed into concrete or a steel frame, not plaster.
• Ask about spare keys and replacement cylinders before you sign, especially for a less common lock brand.

If you are adding a digital lock to the solid door behind the grille, the security door guide linked above covers digital lock prices. If an existing lock has failed, see lock replacement.

Fire safety: never lock yourself in

A grille door is also the way out in a fire. Many homes have the front grille, the back grille and every window grille locked at night, with the keys in a drawer somewhere. That is the arrangement that traps people. A few simple rules:

1. Keep the key for each grille door hanging near it on the inside, where an adult can reach it in the dark and a child or a person outside cannot.
2. Make sure at least one grille door opens from the inside without a hunt for keys, for example with a thumb-turn lock on the inside face, set behind a mesh lock panel so a hand from outside cannot reach it.
3. Do not block the back door. It is the second way out of most terrace houses.
4. Check with your building management before fitting a lockable grille across a condo unit door, because corridors are escape routes too.

For window grilles, make sure at least one window in each bedroom has an openable panel. Our invisible grille guide explains how cable grilles handle escape.

Condo and apartment grille doors: get approval first

In a strata building, what you fit outside your unit door affects the look of the building and the shared corridor. Our strata renovation rules guide lists changing external grille designs among the changes that need management approval. Before ordering a grille door for a condo or apartment:

• Read the house rules or by-laws. Many buildings set an approved grille design and colour for unit entrances.
• Apply to the management office (JMB or MC) with a drawing of the design, the colour and how it will be fixed.
• Wait for approval in writing before any fabrication starts, and keep it.
• Follow the renovation rules on working hours, lift booking and any renovation deposit.

What a grille door quotation should list

Two quotes are only comparable if they describe the same door. Ask for each of these in writing:

How long it takes: measure, fabricate, install

1. Photos on WhatsApp. Send one photo of the whole door opening and one close-up of the frame edge, with rough measurements.
2. Measure on site. The opening is measured and the fixing surface checked. A site visit is RM150, waived if you go ahead.
3. Fabrication. Standard window and door grilles are usually made in 5–10 working days, plus time for powder coating. Complex designs take longer.
4. Installation. A door or two usually goes in within 1–2 days on site, including the lock, adjustment and touching up the drill points.

Rust, care and when to repaint

Grille doors are handled and slammed every day and rained on at the porch, so they wear faster than window grilles. Check a mild steel door once a year, especially at the welds, the hinges and the bottom rail, and treat any rust spot straight away with a rust-inhibiting primer before it spreads. Oil hinges, tracks and locks. On a sliding door, keep the track clear of sand and leaves, and make sure rainwater can drain out of it.

If an existing grille door is rusty but still sound, repainting it can buy several years. If the welds or the bottom rail have rusted through, or the gate drops and drags, replacing it is usually the better money.

How ClickBina quotes a grille door

ClickBina fits grille doors, window grilles, invisible grilles and anti-climb fencing across the Klang Valley. We quote each door on its own line: area, material, type, design, lock and fixing. The price is flat, with no hidden charges. WhatsApp us photos of the door for a free quote; a site visit is RM150, waived if you go ahead. We reply within the hour. For the boundary, see the fencing cost guide, and to estimate grilles and fencing together, try the grille and fence cost calculator. This guide is also available in Bahasa Malaysia: harga grill pintu rumah.

Sources & methodology

How we estimated prices: where this guide gives renovation or service price ranges, those RM figures are typical Klang Valley market ranges for 2026, compiled from contractor quotations and supplier price lists. They are not official or fixed rates — the final price depends on your site, so confirm it on site before you commit. Every grille rate on this page is quoted unchanged from our metal grille cost guide, so the two guides agree. Folding and mesh-infill grille doors have no published rate and are quoted after measuring.