Wales · 26 postcode districts
Clwyd fire-rated fanlights and side panels
We survey, supply and install fire-rated fanlights and side panels across Clwyd, from Wrexham to Buckley, Deeside, Colwyn Bay, Flint, working to the classification your fire strategy sets.
30 / 60 minWalesLLCH
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Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights: an overview for Clwyd
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.
- Borrowed lights in fire-resisting walls
- Glass, beads and seals to the frame evidence
- Complete replacement frames where needed
Before you order in Clwyd
Borrowed lights
Internal windows between rooms and corridors are a frequent survey finding in older offices and schools.
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 Clwyd
Across Clwyd we can survey in Wrexham, Buckley, Deeside, Colwyn Bay, Flint and every district in the LL, CH postcode areas.
Wrexham (LL13)Buckley (CH7)Deeside (CH5)Colwyn Bay (LL29)Flint (CH6)Rhyl (LL18)Hawarden (CH5)Rhosllannerchrugog (LL14)
Regulations for Clwyd projects
Wales Which rules apply?
Building regulations are devolved in Wales, so fire safety design follows the Welsh Ministers' version of Approved Document B rather than the English one, alongside impact safety guidance for glazing.
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies in Wales, so the responsible person must maintain fire-resisting glazing as part of the premises' fire safety measures. The Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed this extends to the structure, external walls and flat entrance doors of multi-occupied residential buildings.
Wales is introducing its own building safety regime for occupied residential buildings, so check current Welsh requirements before planning major works to blocks of flats.
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights in Clwyd: questions
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.
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 Clwyd do you cover?
All of it: Wrexham, Buckley, Deeside, Colwyn Bay, Flint and every district in the LL, CH postcode areas.
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Process
How a Clwyd job runs
Start with the brief
Tell us the rating required, sizes and building type, or ask us to find out.
Survey
We visit Clwyd to measure, record existing marks and check the frames and substrate.
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.