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Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights across St Austell
Our fire-rated fanlights and side panels service covers St Austell and neighbouring areas such as Truro and Newquay, with every job built around a tested system.
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What our fire-rated fanlights and side panels service includes in St Austell
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
- Records for your fire safety file
Areas we cover around St Austell
We cover St Austell and the surrounding postcode districts, including PL25, PL26. Nearby towns we also serve include Truro, Newquay, Falmouth. St Austell is about 34 km from Truro, the largest town in our Cornwall coverage.
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What to check before ordering fire-rated fanlights and side panels in St Austell
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.
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.
England regulations that shape the job
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.
How we work in St Austell
England rules applied
Designs follow the building and fire safety rules that apply in England, not a one-size-fits-all approach.
Honest about unknowns
If an existing frame in a St Austell building has no traceable evidence, we say so and price the options rather than guess.
Evidence you can file
You receive the classification references, glass marks and installation photographs for your fire safety records.
Sectors we cover in St Austell
Fire-rated fanlights and side panels applies to many building types in St Austell, including industrial units and public buildings.
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights: St Austell 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.
Which rules apply to fire-rated glazing in St Austell?
Building work in St Austell follows the Building Regulations 2010 and Approved Document B, and occupied buildings are covered by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
Do you work on occupied buildings in St Austell?
Yes. We plan phasing, out-of-hours work and temporary protection so the building can stay in use where the fire strategy allows.
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What happens next
Tell us what you have
Send drawings, a fire risk assessment action or photos of the glass marks.
Survey
We visit St Austell to measure, record existing marks and check the frames and substrate.
Written quote
You receive a written quote naming the tested system and classification.
Complete and document
Work is completed to the manufacturer's details and documented for your records.