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Bedfordshire fire-rated fanlights and side panels
Our Bedfordshire fire-rated fanlights and side panels service covers survey, supply and installation to the tested details, documented on handover.
30 / 60 minEnglandMKLUSG
Quote for Bedfordshire
Tell us what you need. We reply with next steps and a guide price.
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights: what you get in Bedfordshire
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.
- Glazed side panels beside fire doors
- Records for your fire safety file
- Borrowed lights in fire-resisting walls
What to check before ordering in Bedfordshire
Impact safety
Side panels near doors fall in critical locations for impact safety, so the fire glass must also have the right impact classification.
Ventilation grilles
Grilles or openings in fanlights must be fire-rated or removed if the wall is fire-resisting.
Often overlooked
Fanlights and side panels can be missed when fire doors are upgraded, leaving ordinary glass beside a new fire door.
Choose a town in Bedfordshire
Across Bedfordshire we can survey in Luton, Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Ampthill and every district in the MK, LU, SG postcode areas.
England rules for fire glazing
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.
Questions from Bedfordshire clients
Can you just replace the glass?
Sometimes, if the existing frame is suitable. We check the frame before recommending glass-only replacement.
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.
Do side panels need safety glass too?
Yes. Glass within 300mm of a door edge and below 1500mm is a critical location for impact safety.
Can you survey anywhere in Bedfordshire?
Yes. We can arrange surveys anywhere in Bedfordshire, including Luton and Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Ampthill.
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Process
What happens next
Tell us what you have
Send drawings, a fire risk assessment action or photos of the glass marks.
Survey
We visit Bedfordshire to measure, record existing marks and check the frames and substrate.
Quote and evidence
Your quote lists each item with its classification and the evidence it relies on.
Install and hand over
Installation to the system details, then a handover pack with photographs and evidence.