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Greater Manchester · M1
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights across Manchester
When a fire strategy, inspection report or building control comment in Manchester calls for glazing tested to resist fire, our fire-rated fanlights and side panels service covers survey, supply and installation.
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Quote for Manchester
Tell us what you need. We reply with next steps and a guide price.
What our fire-rated fanlights and side panels service includes in Manchester
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.
- Complete replacement frames where needed
- Fire-rated fanlights above fire doors
- Borrowed lights in fire-resisting walls
- Records for your fire safety file
Where we work around Manchester
Survey visits can be arranged anywhere in Manchester, including the M1, M15, M2, M3, M4, M13 districts, and in nearby Salford, Old Trafford, Failsworth. Manchester is the largest town in our Greater Manchester coverage.
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Key checks for Manchester projects
Ventilation grilles
Grilles or openings in fanlights must be fire-rated or removed if the wall is fire-resisting.
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.
Impact safety
Side panels near doors fall in critical locations for impact safety, so the fire glass must also have the right impact classification.
England regulations that shape the job
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.
What you can expect in Manchester
Fixed written quotes
After survey you get a fixed written quote for the agreed scope, so Manchester budgets are not open-ended.
Honest about unknowns
If an existing frame in a Manchester 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.
Building types we cover in Manchester
Fire-rated fanlights and side panels applies to many building types in Manchester, including healthcare buildings and hotels.
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights: Manchester 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.
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 price fire-rated fanlights and side panels in Manchester 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.
How quickly can you survey in Manchester?
Survey timing in Manchester 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.
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How a Manchester job runs
Tell us what you have
Send drawings, a fire risk assessment action or photos of the glass marks.
Measure and check
We measure each opening in Manchester and check what the existing frames can accept.
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.