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Highlands and Islands · IV2
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights in Inverness, Highlands and Islands
When a fire strategy, inspection report or building control comment in Inverness calls for glazing tested to resist fire, our fire-rated fanlights and side panels service covers survey, supply and installation.
30 / 60 minIV2Scotland
Quote for Inverness
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 Inverness
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.
- Fire-rated fanlights above fire doors
- Records for your fire safety file
- Borrowed lights in fire-resisting walls
- Glass, beads and seals to the frame evidence
What to check before ordering fire-rated fanlights and side panels in Inverness
Borrowed lights
Internal windows between rooms and corridors are a frequent survey finding in older offices and schools.
Often overlooked
Fanlights and side panels can be missed when fire doors are upgraded, leaving ordinary glass beside a new fire door.
Impact safety
Side panels near doors fall in critical locations for impact safety, so the fire glass must also have the right impact classification.
Where we work around Inverness
We cover Inverness and the surrounding postcode districts, including IV2, IV1, IV3. Nearby towns we also serve include Elgin, Perth, Aberdeen. Inverness is the main town we cover in Highlands and Islands.
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What you can expect in Inverness
Work around occupied buildings
We can phase work in Inverness around residents, staff or pupils, with out-of-hours options.
Fixed written quotes
After survey you get a fixed written quote for the agreed scope, so Inverness budgets are not open-ended.
Honest about unknowns
If an existing frame in a Inverness building has no traceable evidence, we say so and price the options rather than guess.
Which rules apply to fire-rated fanlights and side panels in Inverness?
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.
Sectors we cover in Inverness
Sector guides below cover hotels, schools and colleges and other buildings in Inverness.
Questions about fire-rated fanlights and side panels in Inverness
Can you just replace the glass?
Sometimes, if the existing frame is suitable. We check the frame before recommending glass-only replacement.
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 you carry out fire-rated fanlights and side panels in Inverness?
Yes. We survey and install in Inverness and across Highlands and Islands, including the IV2 district and nearby Elgin.
Do you work on occupied buildings in Inverness?
Yes. We plan phasing, out-of-hours work and temporary protection so the building can stay in use where the fire strategy allows.
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From enquiry to handover in Inverness
Tell us what you have
Send drawings, a fire risk assessment action or photos of the glass marks.
Survey
We visit Inverness 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.