Wired Glass Replacement
Replace old Georgian wired glass with modern fire glass.
Learn more →We provide fire door vision panels in Ramsgate and across Kent, working from the classification your building needs and handing over the evidence that proves what was fitted.
Tell us what you need. We reply with next steps and a guide price.
A fire door vision panel is the glazed opening in a fire door that lets people see through it. It is part of the door's fire rating: the glass, beads, glazing seals and the size and position of the opening all have to match the door's test or certification evidence.
If your fire door inspection report lists vision panel defects, send it to us and we will quote item by item.
Old wired glass often provides integrity but not impact safety. Upgrading to modern fire glass with an impact classification removes a common risk in schools and corridors.
A new aperture can invalidate a door's certification unless the manufacturer's instructions allow it. We check before cutting.
Coverage around Ramsgate includes the CT11, CT10 districts and nearby Broadstairs, Margate, Deal. Ramsgate is about 63 km from Maidstone, the largest town in our Kent coverage.
After survey you get a fixed written quote for the agreed scope, so Ramsgate budgets are not open-ended.
If an existing frame in a Ramsgate building has no traceable evidence, we say so and price the options rather than guess.
Designs follow the building and fire safety rules that apply in England, not a one-size-fits-all approach.
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.
Sector guides below cover blocks of flats, hotels and other buildings in Ramsgate.
It may provide integrity, but it often fails impact safety requirements. Replacement with modern fire glass is usually recommended.
Yes. The replacement must be fire-resistant glass of a type the door's evidence allows, fitted with the correct beads and seals.
We can give a guide range from photos and sizes, including a clear photo of any marks on the glass. A fixed price follows a survey.
Yes. We plan phasing, out-of-hours work and temporary protection so the building can stay in use where the fire strategy allows.
Replace old Georgian wired glass with modern fire glass.
Learn more →Cracked or broken fire glass replaced to the original specification.
Learn more →Doorsets with large glazed panels, tested as complete units.
Learn more →Putting right the defects found in surveys and fire risk assessments.
Learn more →Send the fire strategy extract, inspection report or a few photos of the openings.
A survey in Ramsgate confirms sizes, access, existing evidence and fixing conditions.
We set out the system, glass, evidence and programme, with a fixed price.
Installation to the system details, then a handover pack with photographs and evidence.
Send sizes, photos of any glass marks or your inspection report and we will come back with the right tested system.