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Fire-Rated Windows
Windows near boundaries and protected routes, tested for fire.
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Kent · ME4
Fire-Rated Curtain Walling for Chatham buildings
Our fire-rated curtain walling service covers Chatham and neighbouring areas such as Gillingham and Rochester, with every job built around a tested system.
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Quote for Chatham
Tell us what you need. We reply with next steps and a guide price.
What our fire-rated curtain walling service includes in Chatham
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.
- Handover evidence for the building record
- External-grade fire glass
- Spandrel and opaque panel coordination
- Slab-edge fire-stopping and cavity barriers to the design
Key checks for Chatham projects
Combustibility rules
In England, materials in the external walls of relevant buildings 18 metres or more in height are restricted. We coordinate with the facade designer on every component.
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.
Areas we cover around Chatham
Coverage around Chatham includes the ME4, ME7, ME5, ME1, ME2 districts and nearby Gillingham, Rochester, Strood. Chatham lies roughly 13 km from Maidstone, within our Kent coverage.
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What every Chatham quote includes
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 Chatham around residents, staff or pupils, with out-of-hours options.
Rated systems, not just rated glass
Every quote in Chatham identifies the tested system: frame, glass, beads, seals and fixings, within its pane-size limits.
Which rules apply to fire-rated curtain walling in Chatham?
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 Chatham
Sector guides below cover schools and colleges, healthcare buildings and other buildings in Chatham.
Fire-Rated Curtain Walling: Chatham 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 carry out fire-rated curtain walling in Chatham?
Yes. We survey and install in Chatham and across Kent, including the ME4 district and nearby Gillingham.
Which rules apply to fire-rated glazing in Chatham?
Building work in Chatham follows the Building Regulations 2010 and Approved Document B, and occupied buildings are covered by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
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What happens next
Start with the brief
Tell us the rating required, sizes and building type, or ask us to find out.
Site visit
A survey in Chatham confirms sizes, access, existing evidence and fixing conditions.
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.