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Stair, Lobby & Corridor Glazing in Mid Glamorgan
Our Mid Glamorgan fire-rated escape route glazing service covers survey, supply and installation to the tested details, documented on handover.
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Stair, Lobby & Corridor Glazing: an overview for Mid Glamorgan
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.
- Lobby and corridor screens with doors
- Evidence for the fire safety file
- Corridor subdivision doors with vision panels
Key checks for Mid Glamorgan projects
Vision through doors
Corridor subdivision doors and double-swing doors normally need vision panels so people do not collide.
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.
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.
Stair, Lobby & Corridor Glazing by town in Mid Glamorgan
Across Mid Glamorgan we can survey in Rhondda, Tonypandy, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, Pontypridd and every district in the CF postcode areas.
Rhondda (CF42)Tonypandy (CF40)Bridgend (CF31)Merthyr Tydfil (CF47)Pontypridd (CF37)Aberdare (CF44)Maesteg (CF34)
Which rules apply 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.
Wales is introducing its own building safety regime for occupied residential buildings, so check current Welsh requirements before planning major works to blocks of flats.
Questions from Mid Glamorgan clients
Can I use glass on a fire escape route?
Yes, if it is fire-rated to the required classification and, for integrity-only glass, within the limits building guidance sets for that position.
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.
Do you cover all of Mid Glamorgan?
Yes. We take enquiries from across Mid Glamorgan, including Rhondda and Tonypandy, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, Pontypridd, and arrange surveys to suit your programme.
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Process
From enquiry to handover in Mid Glamorgan
Start with the brief
Tell us the rating required, sizes and building type, or ask us to find out.
Site visit
A survey in Mid Glamorgan confirms sizes, access, existing evidence and fixing conditions.
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.