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Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray · AB10
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights in Aberdeen
Our fire-rated fanlights and side panels service covers Aberdeen and neighbouring areas such as Arbroath and Dundee, with every job built around a tested system.
30 / 60 minAB10Scotland
Quote for Aberdeen
Tell us what you need. We reply with next steps and a guide price.
What's involved with fire-rated fanlights and side panels in Aberdeen
Fanlights, side panels and borrowed lights are the glazed panels above and beside doors, or set into internal walls to share daylight between rooms. Where the wall or door around them is fire-resisting, the glazing must be fire-rated too, or it becomes the weak point.
- Borrowed lights in fire-resisting walls
- Glass, beads and seals to the frame evidence
- Glazed side panels beside fire doors
- Records for your fire safety file
What to check before ordering fire-rated fanlights and side panels in Aberdeen
Impact safety
Side panels near doors fall in critical locations for impact safety, so the fire glass must also have the right impact classification.
Flat entrance doors
In blocks of flats, the glazing around flat entrance doors forms part of the protection of the common parts and needs to match the door's performance.
Ventilation grilles
Grilles or openings in fanlights must be fire-rated or removed if the wall is fire-resisting.
Aberdeen coverage and nearby towns
Whether the building is in central Aberdeen or the wider AB10, AB11, AB12, AB24, AB25, AB16 districts, we can survey and quote. We also cover Arbroath, Dundee, Elgin. Aberdeen is the largest town in our Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray coverage.
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What you can expect in Aberdeen
Fixed written quotes
After survey you get a fixed written quote for the agreed scope, so Aberdeen budgets are not open-ended.
Honest about unknowns
If an existing frame in a Aberdeen building has no traceable evidence, we say so and price the options rather than guess.
Work around occupied buildings
We can phase work in Aberdeen around residents, staff or pupils, with out-of-hours options.
Scotland regulations that shape the job
Scotland Which rules apply?
In Scotland, building work needs a building warrant under the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004, with fire guidance in Section 2 of the Building Standards Technical Handbooks rather than Approved Documents.
For relevant premises, the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006 place duties on the duty holder to maintain fire safety measures, which include fire-resisting glazing.
Scottish guidance has its own approach to escape routes and compartmentation, so glazing designs are checked against the Technical Handbooks and the warrant drawings.
Building types we cover in Aberdeen
We can survey and quote for offices, hotels and other building types in Aberdeen.
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights: Aberdeen questions
Does the glass above a fire door need to be fire-rated?
If the wall or door assembly is fire-resisting, yes. Ordinary glass above or beside a fire door creates a weak point.
Can you just replace the glass?
Sometimes, if the existing frame is suitable. We check the frame before recommending glass-only replacement.
Can you price fire-rated fanlights and side panels in Aberdeen from photos?
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.
Do you carry out fire-rated fanlights and side panels in Aberdeen?
Yes. We survey and install in Aberdeen and across Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray, including the AB10 district and nearby Arbroath.
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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.
Survey
We visit Aberdeen to measure, record existing marks and check the frames and substrate.
Written quote
You receive a written quote naming the tested system and classification.
Complete and document
Work is completed to the manufacturer's details and documented for your records.