Scotland · 19 postcode districts
Dunbartonshire fire-rated fanlights and side panels
Fire-rated fanlights and side panels across Dunbartonshire covers 19 postcode districts in the G postcode areas. Every job is built around a tested system.
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Our Dunbartonshire coverage spans 19 postcode districts across the G postcode areas.
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights: what you get in Dunbartonshire
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
- Complete replacement frames where needed
- Records for your fire safety file
Before you order in Dunbartonshire
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.
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.
Regulations for Dunbartonshire 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.
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights in Dunbartonshire: 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.
Can you just replace the glass?
Sometimes, if the existing frame is suitable. We check the frame before recommending glass-only replacement.
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 you cover all of Dunbartonshire?
Yes. We take enquiries from across Dunbartonshire, including Bearsden and Clydebank, Vale of Leven, Bishopbriggs, and arrange surveys to suit your programme.
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Process
From enquiry to handover in Dunbartonshire
Start with the brief
Tell us the rating required, sizes and building type, or ask us to find out.
Site visit
A survey in Dunbartonshire confirms sizes, access, existing evidence and fixing conditions.
Written proposal
We set out the system, glass, evidence and programme, with a fixed price.
Complete and document
Work is completed to the manufacturer's details and documented for your records.