Scotland · 15 postcode districts
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights in Dumfries and Galloway
Our Dumfries and Galloway fire-rated fanlights and side panels service covers survey, supply and installation to the tested details, documented on handover.
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Our Dumfries and Galloway coverage spans 15 postcode districts across the DG postcode areas. We also cover Stranraer, Annan, Castle Douglas, Lockerbie.
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights: an overview for Dumfries and Galloway
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
- Glazed side panels beside fire doors
- Glass, beads and seals to the frame evidence
Before you order in Dumfries and Galloway
Borrowed lights
Internal windows between rooms and corridors are a frequent survey finding in older offices and schools.
Flat entrance doors
In blocks of flats, the glazing around flat entrance doors forms part of the protection of the common parts and needs to match the door's performance.
Often overlooked
Fanlights and side panels can be missed when fire doors are upgraded, leaving ordinary glass beside a new fire door.
Regulations for Dumfries and Galloway projects
Scotland Which rules apply?
In Scotland, building work needs a building warrant under the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004, with fire guidance in Section 2 of the Building Standards Technical Handbooks rather than Approved Documents.
For relevant premises, the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006 place duties on the duty holder to maintain fire safety measures, which include fire-resisting glazing.
Scottish guidance has its own approach to escape routes and compartmentation, so glazing designs are checked against the Technical Handbooks and the warrant drawings.
Questions from Dumfries and Galloway clients
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.
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.
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.
Can you survey anywhere in Dumfries and Galloway?
Yes. We can arrange surveys anywhere in Dumfries and Galloway, including Dumfries and the surrounding area.
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Process
From enquiry to handover in Dumfries and Galloway
Start with the brief
Tell us the rating required, sizes and building type, or ask us to find out.
Survey
We visit Dumfries and Galloway to measure, record existing marks and check the frames and substrate.
Quote and evidence
Your quote lists each item with its classification and the evidence it relies on.
Complete and document
Work is completed to the manufacturer's details and documented for your records.