E 30 – EI 120
Fire-Rated Glazed Screens
Internal glazed screens that keep compartments and corridors protected.
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Kent · BR8
Swanley fire-rated escape route glazing
When a fire strategy, inspection report or building control comment in Swanley calls for glazing tested to resist fire, our fire-rated escape route glazing service covers survey, supply and installation.
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Quote for Swanley
Tell us what you need. We reply with next steps and a guide price.
Stair, Lobby & Corridor Glazing in Swanley: what's included
We supply and install glazed screens, doors and panels on escape routes in offices, flats, schools and healthcare buildings, working from the fire strategy so integrity and insulation are used in the right places, and smoke control is maintained.
- Corridor subdivision doors with vision panels
- Evidence for the fire safety file
- Lobby and corridor screens with doors
- Insulating glass where escape routes require it
What to check before ordering fire-rated escape route glazing in Swanley
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.
Integrity versus insulation
Building guidance limits the amount and position of integrity-only glass on protected routes because people may need to pass close to it while fire is on the other side. Insulating glass removes most of those limits.
Swanley coverage and nearby towns
Whether the building is in central Swanley or the wider BR8, DA4, BR5 districts, we can survey and quote. We also cover Bexley, Dartford, Welling. Swanley lies roughly 28 km from Maidstone, within our Kent coverage.
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What every Swanley quote includes
Work around occupied buildings
We can phase work in Swanley around residents, staff or pupils, with out-of-hours options.
England rules applied
Designs follow the building and fire safety rules that apply in England, not a one-size-fits-all approach.
Evidence you can file
You receive the classification references, glass marks and installation photographs for your fire safety records.
Fire glazing rules in England
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.
Building types we cover in Swanley
We can survey and quote for public buildings, retail and leisure units and other building types in Swanley.
FAQs for Swanley
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.
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.
Which rules apply to fire-rated glazing in Swanley?
Building work in Swanley follows the Building Regulations 2010 and Approved Document B, and occupied buildings are covered by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
Do you carry out fire-rated escape route glazing in Swanley?
Yes. We survey and install in Swanley and across Kent, including the BR8 district and nearby Bexley.
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Fire-Rated Glazed Doors
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EI 30 – EI 120
Insulated Fire Glass (EI)
EI 30 to EI 120 glass that blocks heat as well as flames.
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Fire Glazing Surveys
Surveys that identify what fire glazing you have and what needs fixing.
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From enquiry to handover in Swanley
Tell us what you have
Send drawings, a fire risk assessment action or photos of the glass marks.
Survey
We visit Swanley 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.
Install and hand over
Installation to the system details, then a handover pack with photographs and evidence.