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White Robo Door swing trellis door fitted in a doorway between a painted brick wall and a tiled wall

Product guides

Trellis door vs hinged burglar door vs sliding security gate

How to choose between a retractable trellis door, a hinged burglar door and a rigid sliding security gate, by opening width, daily use, stacking space, locking and warranty.

Robo Door DS 4 strongroom door installed flush in a plastered wall of a business back office

Product guides

Strongroom doors and safe rooms: what businesses should specify

How businesses specify a strongroom or record-room door from Robo Door's DS range: the room structure, locking, regulated contents, installation scope and the 2-year manufacturing warranty.

Home and business safety

Securing property in Zambia: burglar bars and gates from the Lusaka factory

How Zambian homeowners and businesses buy trellis doors, security gates, burglar bars and fencing from Robo Door's Lusaka factory, with installation or supply-only.

Factory floor at the Robo Door factory in Alrode

Home and business safety

Security products in Johannesburg: factory-direct from Alrode

How Johannesburg homeowners and businesses buy trellis doors, security gates, burglar bars and fencing factory-direct from Robo Door's Alrode factory, with installation across the city.

Product guides

Coastal security: rust-resistant gates and bars for KZN and the Cape

How coastal exposure changes the specification of Robo Door gates, trellis doors and burglar bars: corrosion zones, finishes, aluminium products, product-by-product recommendations, hinge welds, maintenance and warranty.

Product guides

Security gates: the complete guide

Every Robo Door security gate guide in one place: the types, choosing by opening, prices, warranties by product line, finishes for the coast, and installation or supply-only.

Maintenance and care

The Robo Door warranty explained: manufacturing, break-in, paint and rust

A plain explanation of the four Robo Door warranties from the Terms and Conditions of Sale: manufacturing cover by product line, the five-year Break-In Repair Guarantee, the paint warranty by finish and the rust warranty by distance from the sea, with maintenance duties and the claims process.

Product guides

Which security gate is right for my home? A room-by-room guide

A room-by-room guide to choosing security gates and burglar bars for a South African home: which Robo Door product fits each opening, how the product lines differ, and what to decide first.

Robo Door Deluxe Trellis Door fitted across a doorway

Product guides

Burglar doors in South Africa: types, prices and what to check

The three kinds of burglar door, which one suits which doorway, five quality checks on any quote, warranty and lead time by Robo Door product line, and what moves the price.

Product guides

Burglar bars for aluminium windows: options and prices

Burglar bars for aluminium windows: fixture bars fixed on all four sides inside the reveal, Alu-Deluxe Fixture near the sea, Robo Clear for the view, welded patterns, and what they cost.

Cost and pricing

Driveway gate prices in 2026: mechanism, materials and automation

What drives driveway gate prices in South Africa in 2026: sliding or swing, size, face design, material, finish, automation line by line and installation, with Robo Door's warranty, terms and how to compare quotations.

Product guides

Burglar bars: the complete guide

Every Robo Door burglar bar guide in one place: fixture, welded and clear bars, choosing by window, prices from R1,000, warranties by product line, coastal finishes and DIY.