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Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights for Argyll and Bute buildings
Our Argyll and Bute fire-rated fanlights and side panels service covers survey, supply and installation to the tested details, documented on handover.
30 / 60 minScotlandPAG
Quote for Argyll and Bute
Tell us what you need. We reply with next steps and a guide price.
What our fire-rated fanlights and side panels service includes in Argyll and Bute
These panels are common in flat entrance doors, communal corridors, schools and older buildings, and they are often found glazed with ordinary glass. We survey them, replace unsuitable glass, correct beads and seals, and supply complete rated frames where the existing frame cannot be upgraded.
- Fire-rated fanlights above fire doors
- Records for your fire safety file
- Glass, beads and seals to the frame evidence
Key checks for Argyll and Bute projects
Upgrade or replace?
If the existing frame can be shown to be suitable, new glass and seals may be enough; otherwise a complete rated frame is the reliable answer.
Ventilation grilles
Grilles or openings in fanlights must be fire-rated or removed if the wall is fire-resisting.
Borrowed lights
Internal windows between rooms and corridors are a frequent survey finding in older offices and schools.
Which rules apply in Scotland?
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.
Places we cover in Argyll and Bute
We cover fire-rated fanlights and side panels in Helensburgh and across Argyll and Bute, including Oban, Dunoon, Campbeltown, Rothesay.
Questions from Argyll and Bute clients
Can you just replace the glass?
Sometimes, if the existing frame is suitable. We check the frame before recommending glass-only replacement.
What is a borrowed light?
An internal window that shares daylight between rooms or with a corridor. In a fire-resisting wall it must be fire-rated.
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 survey anywhere in Argyll and Bute?
Yes. We can arrange surveys anywhere in Argyll and Bute, including Helensburgh and Oban, Dunoon, Campbeltown, Rothesay.
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Process
From enquiry to handover in Argyll and Bute
Start with the brief
Tell us the rating required, sizes and building type, or ask us to find out.
Survey
We visit Argyll and Bute to measure, record existing marks and check the frames and substrate.
Written quote
You receive a written quote naming the tested system and classification.
Fit and record
We install, photograph seals and fixings before closing up, and hand over the schedule.