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Berkshire · SL4
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights for Windsor buildings
When a fire strategy, inspection report or building control comment in Windsor calls for glazing tested to resist fire, our fire-rated fanlights and side panels service covers survey, supply and installation.
30 / 60 minSL4England
Quote for Windsor
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 Windsor
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
- Records for your fire safety file
- Complete replacement frames where needed
Key checks for Windsor projects
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.
Where we work around Windsor
We cover Windsor and the surrounding postcode districts, including SL4, SL3, SL1. Nearby towns we also serve include Slough, Egham, Staines-upon-Thames. Windsor lies roughly 26 km from Reading, within our Berkshire coverage.
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What you can expect in Windsor
Honest about unknowns
If an existing frame in a Windsor building has no traceable evidence, we say so and price the options rather than guess.
Fixed written quotes
After survey you get a fixed written quote for the agreed scope, so Windsor budgets are not open-ended.
Evidence you can file
You receive the classification references, glass marks and installation photographs for your fire safety records.
Fire glazing rules in England
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.
In higher-risk buildings, broadly 18 metres or seven storeys with two or more homes, the Building Safety Regulator is the building control authority. England is also phasing out BS 476 references from Approved Document B, with the remaining fire-resistance references due to go in September 2029.
Sectors we cover in Windsor
We can survey and quote for industrial units, blocks of flats and other building types in Windsor.
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights: Windsor questions
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.
Can you just replace the glass?
Sometimes, if the existing frame is suitable. We check the frame before recommending glass-only replacement.
Which rules apply to fire-rated glazing in Windsor?
Building work in Windsor follows the Building Regulations 2010 and Approved Document B, and occupied buildings are covered by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
How quickly can you survey in Windsor?
Survey timing in Windsor depends on access, the size of the building and how urgent the defect is. Tell us your deadline when you enquire and we will confirm a date before you commit.
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What happens next
Share the details
Send the fire strategy extract, inspection report or a few photos of the openings.
Measure and check
We measure each opening in Windsor and check what the existing frames can accept.
Written proposal
We set out the system, glass, evidence and programme, with a fixed price.
Install and hand over
Installation to the system details, then a handover pack with photographs and evidence.