England · 26 postcode districts
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights in Berkshire
Fire-rated fanlights and side panels across Berkshire covers 26 postcode districts in the RG, SL, GU postcode areas. Every job is built around a tested system.
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Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights: what you get in Berkshire
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.
- Glazed side panels beside fire doors
- Borrowed lights in fire-resisting walls
- Glass, beads and seals to the frame evidence
Before you order in Berkshire
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.
Often overlooked
Fanlights and side panels can be missed when fire doors are upgraded, leaving ordinary glass beside a new fire door.
Regulations for Berkshire projects
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.
Towns we cover in Berkshire
Our Berkshire coverage spans 26 postcode districts across the RG, SL, GU postcode areas.
Reading (RG1)Slough (SL1)Bracknell (RG12)Maidenhead (SL6)Wokingham (RG40)Newbury (RG14)Earley (RG6)Windsor (SL4)Crowthorne (RG45)Thatcham (RG18)Sandhurst (GU47)
Questions from Berkshire clients
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 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.
Which parts of Berkshire do you cover?
All of it: Reading, Slough, Bracknell, Maidenhead, Wokingham and every district in the RG, SL, GU postcode areas.
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Process
From enquiry to handover in Berkshire
Start with the brief
Tell us the rating required, sizes and building type, or ask us to find out.
Survey
We visit Berkshire 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.
Complete and document
Work is completed to the manufacturer's details and documented for your records.