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Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights across Buckinghamshire
We survey, supply and install fire-rated fanlights and side panels across Buckinghamshire, from Milton Keynes to High Wycombe, Aylesbury, Bletchley, Amersham, working to the classification your fire strategy sets.
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Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights: an overview for Buckinghamshire
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
- Fire-rated fanlights above fire doors
- Complete replacement frames where needed
Before you order in Buckinghamshire
Impact safety
Side panels near doors fall in critical locations for impact safety, so the fire glass must also have the right impact classification.
Borrowed lights
Internal windows between rooms and corridors are a frequent survey finding in older offices and schools.
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.
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights by town in Buckinghamshire
We cover fire-rated fanlights and side panels in Milton Keynes and across Buckinghamshire, including High Wycombe, Aylesbury, Bletchley, Amersham.
Milton Keynes (MK6)High Wycombe (HP13)Aylesbury (HP19)Bletchley (MK3)Amersham (HP7)Chesham (HP5)Gerrards Cross (SL9)Chalfont St Peter (SL9)
Regulations for Buckinghamshire 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.
Questions from Buckinghamshire clients
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 just replace the glass?
Sometimes, if the existing frame is suitable. We check the frame before recommending glass-only replacement.
Can you survey anywhere in Buckinghamshire?
Yes. We can arrange surveys anywhere in Buckinghamshire, including Milton Keynes and High Wycombe, Aylesbury, Bletchley, Amersham.
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Process
How a Buckinghamshire job runs
Share the details
Send the fire strategy extract, inspection report or a few photos of the openings.
Site visit
A survey in Buckinghamshire confirms sizes, access, existing evidence and fixing conditions.
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.