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Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights for Cheltenham buildings
Our fire-rated fanlights and side panels service covers Cheltenham and neighbouring areas such as Tewkesbury and Gloucester, with every job built around a tested system.
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Tell us what you need. We reply with next steps and a guide price.
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights in Cheltenham: 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.
- Glazed side panels beside fire doors
- Glass, beads and seals to the frame evidence
- Borrowed lights in fire-resisting walls
- Fire-rated fanlights above fire doors
How we work in Cheltenham
Rated systems, not just rated glass
Every quote in Cheltenham identifies the tested system: frame, glass, beads, seals and fixings, within its pane-size limits.
Honest about unknowns
If an existing frame in a Cheltenham building has no traceable evidence, we say so and price the options rather than guess.
Evidence you can file
You receive the classification references, glass marks and installation photographs for your fire safety records.
Before you order fire-rated fanlights and side panels: what matters
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.
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.
Borrowed lights
Internal windows between rooms and corridors are a frequent survey finding in older offices and schools.
Areas we cover around Cheltenham
Our Gloucestershire coverage takes in Cheltenham (GL50, GL51, GL52) and the neighbouring towns of Tewkesbury, Gloucester, Stroud. Gloucester, around 12 km from Cheltenham, is the largest town in the same coverage area.
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Fire glazing rules in England
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.
In higher-risk buildings, broadly 18 metres or seven storeys with two or more homes, the Building Safety Regulator is the building control authority. England is also phasing out BS 476 references from Approved Document B, with the remaining fire-resistance references due to go in September 2029.
Sectors we cover in Cheltenham
Fire-rated fanlights and side panels applies to many building types in Cheltenham, including public buildings and healthcare buildings.
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights: Cheltenham 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.
How quickly can you survey in Cheltenham?
Survey timing in Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham 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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From enquiry to handover in Cheltenham
Share the details
Send the fire strategy extract, inspection report or a few photos of the openings.
Survey
We visit Cheltenham to measure, record existing marks and check the frames and substrate.
Written proposal
We set out the system, glass, evidence and programme, with a fixed price.
Install and hand over
Installation to the system details, then a handover pack with photographs and evidence.