England · 70 postcode districts
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights across Essex
Our Essex fire-rated fanlights and side panels service covers survey, supply and installation to the tested details, documented on handover.
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Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights: an overview for Essex
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.
- Complete replacement frames where needed
- Records for your fire safety file
- Fire-rated fanlights above fire doors
Before you order in Essex
Often overlooked
Fanlights and side panels can be missed when fire doors are upgraded, leaving ordinary glass beside a new fire door.
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.
Choose a town in Essex
Across Essex we can survey in Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Colchester, Chelmsford, Harlow and every district in the CM, SS, CO, RM postcode areas.
Southend-on-Sea (SS1)Basildon (SS14)Colchester (CO1)Chelmsford (CM1)Harlow (CM17)Grays (RM17)Braintree (CM7)Brentwood (CM14)Clacton-on-Sea (CO15)South Benfleet (SS7)Canvey Island (SS8)Billericay (CM11)Loughton (IG10)Rayleigh (SS6)Stanford-le-Hope (SS17)Wickford (SS12)Witham (CM8)Pitsea (SS13)Maldon (CM9)Waltham Abbey (EN9)South Ockendon (RM15)Harwich (CO12)
England rules for fire glazing
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.
Questions from Essex clients
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.
Can you just replace the glass?
Sometimes, if the existing frame is suitable. We check the frame before recommending glass-only replacement.
Do you cover all of Essex?
Yes. We take enquiries from across Essex, including Southend-on-Sea and Basildon, Colchester, Chelmsford, Harlow, and arrange surveys to suit your programme.
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Process
How a Essex job runs
Start with the brief
Tell us the rating required, sizes and building type, or ask us to find out.
Measure and check
We measure each opening in Essex and check what the existing frames can accept.
Quote and evidence
Your quote lists each item with its classification and the evidence it relies on.
Install and hand over
Installation to the system details, then a handover pack with photographs and evidence.