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Fire-Rated Windows
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Fire-Rated Curtain Walling for Hawarden buildings
When a fire strategy, inspection report or building control comment in Hawarden calls for glazing tested to resist fire, our fire-rated curtain walling service covers survey, supply and installation.
E 30 – EI 60CH5Wales
Quote for Hawarden
Tell us what you need. We reply with next steps and a guide price.
Fire-Rated Curtain Walling in Hawarden: what's included
Fire-rated curtain walling is a glazed facade system tested to resist fire, used where an external wall has to stop fire spreading to a neighbouring building, between floors, or past a protected stair or lobby. It combines facade performance, such as weather tightness and thermal values, with a fire classification.
- Fire-rated zones within mixed facades
- Slab-edge fire-stopping and cavity barriers to the design
- Spandrel and opaque panel coordination
- External-grade fire glass
Areas we cover around Hawarden
Our Clwyd coverage takes in Hawarden (CH5) and the neighbouring towns of Deeside, Buckley, Chester. Wrexham, around 16 km from Hawarden, is the largest town in the same coverage area.
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What to check before ordering fire-rated curtain walling in Hawarden
External-grade glass
External fire glass must be suitable for UV and weather exposure, usually in a sealed double-glazed unit with the fire pane positioned as tested.
Boundaries
External walls close to a boundary may need to be fire-resisting with limited unprotected areas. Fixed glazing that meets the wall's full fire-resistance requirement, including insulation where required, is not counted as unprotected area, so it can let you keep glass in those positions.
Thermal and acoustic
Fire-rated units can still meet thermal targets when specified correctly; we confirm U-values with the system supplier.
Which rules apply to fire-rated curtain walling in Hawarden?
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.
How we work in Hawarden
Fixed written quotes
After survey you get a fixed written quote for the agreed scope, so Hawarden budgets are not open-ended.
Evidence you can file
You receive the classification references, glass marks and installation photographs for your fire safety records.
Honest about unknowns
If an existing frame in a Hawarden building has no traceable evidence, we say so and price the options rather than guess.
Hawarden building types
Sector guides below cover care homes, offices and other buildings in Hawarden.
Fire-Rated Curtain Walling: Hawarden questions
Can you add fire-rated zones to existing curtain walling?
Sometimes, if the existing system has a tested fire-rated version. Otherwise a local replacement may be needed.
Can fire glass be used in double-glazed units?
Yes. External fire-rated glazing is usually supplied as a sealed unit with the fire pane in a tested position.
Do you work on occupied buildings in Hawarden?
Yes. We plan phasing, out-of-hours work and temporary protection so the building can stay in use where the fire strategy allows.
Do you carry out fire-rated curtain walling in Hawarden?
Yes. We survey and install in Hawarden and across Clwyd, including the CH5 district and nearby Deeside.
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How a Hawarden 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 Hawarden and check what the existing frames can accept.
Written proposal
We set out the system, glass, evidence and programme, with a fixed price.
Fit and record
We install, photograph seals and fixings before closing up, and hand over the schedule.