Fire-Rated Windows
Windows near boundaries and protected routes, tested for fire.
Learn more →From the TW15 district outwards, we arrange fire-rated curtain walling for buildings across Ashford (Surrey), matching glass, frames and seals to tested evidence rather than guesswork.
Tell us what you need. We reply with next steps and a guide price.
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.
If an existing frame in a Ashford (Surrey) building has no traceable evidence, we say so and price the options rather than guess.
You receive the classification references, glass marks and installation photographs for your fire safety records.
After survey you get a fixed written quote for the agreed scope, so Ashford budgets are not open-ended.
Fire-rated units can still meet thermal targets when specified correctly; we confirm U-values with the system supplier.
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.
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.
Survey visits can be arranged anywhere in Ashford (Surrey), including the TW15, TW18, TW14, TW17, TW16, TW13 districts, and in nearby Staines-upon-Thames, Feltham, Sunbury-on-Thames. Ashford (Surrey) is about 14 km from Woking, the largest town in our Surrey coverage.
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 hotels, care homes and other buildings in Ashford (Surrey).
Sometimes, if the existing system has a tested fire-rated version. Otherwise a local replacement may be needed.
Typically where the facade is near a boundary, where it encloses a protected stair or lobby, or where fire spread between floors has to be controlled. The fire strategy sets the requirement.
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 survey and install in Ashford (Surrey) and across Surrey, including the TW15 district and nearby Staines-upon-Thames.
Windows near boundaries and protected routes, tested for fire.
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Learn more →E and EW glass where flames and hot gases must be stopped.
Learn more →Surveys that identify what fire glazing you have and what needs fixing.
Learn more →Send the fire strategy extract, inspection report or a few photos of the openings.
We measure each opening in Ashford (Surrey) and check what the existing frames can accept.
You receive a written quote naming the tested system and classification.
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.