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Fire-Rated Glazed Screens
Internal glazed screens that keep compartments and corridors protected.
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Devon · EX31
Barnstaple fire-rated escape route glazing
Our fire-rated escape route glazing service covers Barnstaple and neighbouring areas such as Bideford and Tiverton, with every job built around a tested system.
E 30 – EI 60EX31England
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What's involved with fire-rated escape route glazing in Barnstaple
Escape route glazing is fire-rated glass in the walls and doors of protected stairs, lobbies and corridors, the routes people rely on to leave a building safely. It has to hold back fire and smoke for the rated time, and on many routes it has to keep heat away from people passing it as well.
- Stair enclosure screens
- Lobby and corridor screens with doors
- Corridor subdivision doors with vision panels
- Insulating glass where escape routes require it
What every Barnstaple quote includes
Work around occupied buildings
We can phase work in Barnstaple around residents, staff or pupils, with out-of-hours options.
Evidence you can file
You receive the classification references, glass marks and installation photographs for your fire safety records.
England rules applied
Designs follow the building and fire safety rules that apply in England, not a one-size-fits-all approach.
What to check before ordering fire-rated escape route glazing in Barnstaple
Smoke control
Doors on escape routes usually need smoke seals as well as fire resistance, so the smoke-control classification matters too.
Stair enclosures
Glazing into a protected stair needs particular care; the rules depend on whether the stair is part of a protected shaft and how the building is used.
Vision through doors
Corridor subdivision doors and double-swing doors normally need vision panels so people do not collide.
Barnstaple coverage and nearby towns
Whether the building is in central Barnstaple or the wider EX31 districts, we can survey and quote. We also cover Bideford, Tiverton, Exeter. Plymouth, around 79 km from Barnstaple, is the largest town in the same coverage area.
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Which rules apply to fire-rated escape route glazing in Barnstaple?
England Which rules apply?
Building work in England is covered by the Building Regulations 2010, with fire safety guidance in Approved Document B and impact safety guidance for glazing in Approved Document K.
Once a building is in use, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person to maintain fire safety measures, including fire-resisting glazing. The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 add duties for multi-occupied residential buildings, including fire door checks in buildings over 11 metres.
In higher-risk buildings, broadly 18 metres or seven storeys with two or more homes, the Building Safety Regulator is the building control authority. England is also phasing out BS 476 references from Approved Document B, with the remaining fire-resistance references due to go in September 2029.
Sectors we cover in Barnstaple
We can survey and quote for care homes, retail and leisure units and other building types in Barnstaple.
Stair, Lobby & Corridor Glazing: Barnstaple questions
Why would a corridor need insulating glass?
Because people escaping may pass right beside the glass. Insulating glass limits the temperature rise on the escape side, so people can pass it more safely.
Do escape route doors need vision panels?
Doors that subdivide corridors or swing both ways normally do, and the glass must be fire-rated to suit the door.
Which rules apply to fire-rated glazing in Barnstaple?
Building work in Barnstaple follows the Building Regulations 2010 and Approved Document B, and occupied buildings are covered by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
How quickly can you survey in Barnstaple?
Survey timing in Barnstaple depends on access, the size of the building and how urgent the defect is. Tell us your deadline when you enquire and we will confirm a date before you commit.
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From enquiry to handover in Barnstaple
Tell us what you have
Send drawings, a fire risk assessment action or photos of the glass marks.
Measure and check
We measure each opening in Barnstaple and check what the existing frames can accept.
Quote and evidence
Your quote lists each item with its classification and the evidence it relies on.
Complete and document
Work is completed to the manufacturer's details and documented for your records.