England · 79 postcode districts
West Yorkshire fire-rated escape route glazing
We survey, supply and install fire-rated escape route glazing across West Yorkshire, from Leeds to Bradford, Huddersfield, Wakefield, Halifax, working to the classification your fire strategy sets.
E 30 – EI 60EnglandLSBDWF
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Stair, Lobby & Corridor Glazing: what you get in West Yorkshire
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.
- Evidence for the fire safety file
- Smoke seals and closers on doors
- Stair enclosure screens
What to check before ordering in West Yorkshire
Vision through doors
Corridor subdivision doors and double-swing doors normally need vision panels so people do not collide.
Inspection regimes
In England, blocks of flats over 11 metres need regular checks of communal fire doors, including glazed ones.
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.
Towns we cover in West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire coverage includes Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, Wakefield, Halifax and the LS, BD, WF, HD postcode areas (79 postcode districts).
Leeds (LS1)Bradford (BD1)Huddersfield (HD1)Wakefield (WF1)Halifax (HX1)Dewsbury (WF12)Morley (LS27)Keighley (BD21)Castleford (WF10)Pontefract (WF8)Batley (WF17)Yeadon (LS19)Brighouse (HD6)Shipley (BD18)Cleckheaton (BD19)Pudsey (LS28)Ossett (WF5)Guiseley (LS20)
England rules for fire glazing
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.
Stair, Lobby & Corridor Glazing in West Yorkshire: questions
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.
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.
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 you cover all of West Yorkshire?
Yes. We take enquiries from across West Yorkshire, including Leeds and Bradford, Huddersfield, Wakefield, Halifax, and arrange surveys to suit your programme.
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Process
How a West Yorkshire job runs
Start with the brief
Tell us the rating required, sizes and building type, or ask us to find out.
Measure and check
We measure each opening in West Yorkshire and check what the existing frames can accept.
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.