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Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights across Forth Valley
We take fire-rated fanlights and side panels enquiries from across Forth Valley, with surveys arranged in Stirling, Falkirk, Alloa and the surrounding towns.
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Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights: an overview for Forth Valley
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.
- Glass, beads and seals to the frame evidence
- Glazed side panels beside fire doors
- Borrowed lights in fire-resisting walls
What to check before ordering in Forth Valley
Impact safety
Side panels near doors fall in critical locations for impact safety, so the fire glass must also have the right impact classification.
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.
Towns we cover in Forth Valley
We cover fire-rated fanlights and side panels in Stirling and across Forth Valley, including Falkirk, Alloa.
Regulations for Forth Valley 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.
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights in Forth Valley: 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.
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 Forth Valley?
Yes. We take enquiries from across Forth Valley, including Stirling and Falkirk, Alloa, and arrange surveys to suit your programme.
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Process
How a Forth Valley job runs
Start with the brief
Tell us the rating required, sizes and building type, or ask us to find out.
Survey
We visit Forth Valley 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.
Fit and record
We install, photograph seals and fixings before closing up, and hand over the schedule.