E 30 – EI 120
Fire-Rated Glazed Screens
Internal glazed screens that keep compartments and corridors protected.
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Somerset · BA20
Stair, Lobby & Corridor Glazing in Yeovil
Our fire-rated escape route glazing service covers Yeovil and neighbouring areas such as Bridgwater and Taunton, with every job built around a tested system.
E 30 – EI 60BA20England
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Stair, Lobby & Corridor Glazing in Yeovil: 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.
- Smoke seals and closers on doors
- Evidence for the fire safety file
- Stair enclosure screens
- Lobby and corridor screens with doors
What to check before ordering fire-rated escape route glazing in Yeovil
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.
Yeovil coverage and nearby towns
Our Somerset coverage takes in Yeovil (BA20, BA21) and the neighbouring towns of Bridgwater, Taunton, Weymouth. Yeovil lies roughly 52 km from Bath, within our Somerset coverage.
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How we work in Yeovil
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.
Work around occupied buildings
We can phase work in Yeovil around residents, staff or pupils, with out-of-hours options.
Which rules apply to fire-rated escape route glazing in Yeovil?
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 Yeovil
We can survey and quote for care homes, offices and other building types in Yeovil.
Stair, Lobby & Corridor Glazing: Yeovil questions
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.
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.
Which rules apply to fire-rated glazing in Yeovil?
Building work in Yeovil 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 Yeovil?
Yes. We survey and install in Yeovil and across Somerset, including the BA20 district and nearby Bridgwater.
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Fire Glazing Surveys
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What happens next
Tell us what you have
Send drawings, a fire risk assessment action or photos of the glass marks.
Survey
We visit Yeovil 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.