E 30 – EI 120
Fire-Rated Glazed Screens
Internal glazed screens that keep compartments and corridors protected.
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Gwent · NP4
Stair, Lobby & Corridor Glazing for Pontypool buildings
Fire-rated escape route glazing in Pontypool is usually needed for one of three reasons: new building work, a change to an existing fire-resisting wall, or defects found in an inspection. We handle all three.
E 30 – EI 60NP4Wales
Quote for Pontypool
Tell us what you need. We reply with next steps and a guide price.
What's involved with fire-rated escape route glazing in Pontypool
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.
- Smoke seals and closers on doors
- Insulating glass where escape routes require it
- Lobby and corridor screens with doors
- Evidence for the fire safety file
How we work in Pontypool
Honest about unknowns
If an existing frame in a Pontypool building has no traceable evidence, we say so and price the options rather than guess.
Work around occupied buildings
We can phase work in Pontypool 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.
Before you order fire-rated escape route glazing: what matters
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.
Areas we cover around Pontypool
Whether the building is in central Pontypool or the wider NP4 districts, we can survey and quote. We also cover Cwmbran, Risca, Newport. Pontypool lies roughly 13 km from Newport, within our Gwent coverage.
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Fire glazing rules in Wales
Wales Which rules apply?
Building regulations are devolved in Wales, so fire safety design follows the Welsh Ministers' version of Approved Document B rather than the English one, alongside impact safety guidance for glazing.
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies in Wales, so the responsible person must maintain fire-resisting glazing as part of the premises' fire safety measures. The Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed this extends to the structure, external walls and flat entrance doors of multi-occupied residential buildings.
Building types we cover in Pontypool
Fire-rated escape route glazing applies to many building types in Pontypool, including hotels and care homes.
Stair, Lobby & Corridor Glazing: Pontypool questions
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.
Can work be done while the building is occupied?
Yes, with phasing and temporary arrangements agreed with whoever is responsible for fire safety in the building.
Do you work on occupied buildings in Pontypool?
Yes. We plan phasing, out-of-hours work and temporary protection so the building can stay in use where the fire strategy allows.
Which rules apply to fire-rated glazing in Pontypool?
Pontypool is in Wales, where the Welsh Approved Document B applies to building work and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 covers occupied premises.
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How a Pontypool job runs
Start with the brief
Tell us the rating required, sizes and building type, or ask us to find out.
Survey
We visit Pontypool to measure, record existing marks and check the frames and substrate.
Written proposal
We set out the system, glass, evidence and programme, with a fixed price.
Complete and document
Work is completed to the manufacturer's details and documented for your records.