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Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights across Exeter
We provide fire-rated fanlights and side panels in Exeter and across Devon, working from the classification your building needs and handing over the evidence that proves what was fitted.
30 / 60 minEX2England
Quote for Exeter
Tell us what you need. We reply with next steps and a guide price.
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights in Exeter: what's included
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.
- Fire-rated fanlights above fire doors
- Borrowed lights in fire-resisting walls
- Glass, beads and seals to the frame evidence
- Records for your fire safety file
Where we work around Exeter
Coverage around Exeter includes the EX2, EX4, EX1 districts and nearby Exmouth, Tiverton, Newton Abbot. Exeter is about 59 km from Plymouth, the largest town in our Devon coverage.
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Key checks for Exeter projects
Ventilation grilles
Grilles or openings in fanlights must be fire-rated or removed if the wall is fire-resisting.
Borrowed lights
Internal windows between rooms and corridors are a frequent survey finding in older offices and schools.
Impact safety
Side panels near doors fall in critical locations for impact safety, so the fire glass must also have the right impact classification.
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.
How we work in Exeter
Honest about unknowns
If an existing frame in a Exeter building has no traceable evidence, we say so and price the options rather than guess.
Rated systems, not just rated glass
Every quote in Exeter identifies the tested system: frame, glass, beads, seals and fixings, within its pane-size limits.
Work around occupied buildings
We can phase work in Exeter around residents, staff or pupils, with out-of-hours options.
Building types we cover in Exeter
Fire-rated fanlights and side panels applies to many building types in Exeter, including healthcare buildings and industrial units.
FAQs for Exeter
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.
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.
How quickly can you survey in Exeter?
Survey timing in Exeter 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.
Can you price fire-rated fanlights and side panels in Exeter from photos?
We can give a guide range from photos and sizes, including a clear photo of any marks on the glass. A fixed price follows a survey.
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How a Exeter job runs
Tell us what you have
Send drawings, a fire risk assessment action or photos of the glass marks.
Measure and check
We measure each opening in Exeter and check what the existing frames can accept.
Written proposal
We set out the system, glass, evidence and programme, with a fixed price.
Fit and record
We install, photograph seals and fixings before closing up, and hand over the schedule.