England · 43 postcode districts
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights across Lancashire
Fire-rated fanlights and side panels across Lancashire covers 43 postcode districts in the BB, PR, FY, LA postcode areas. Every job is built around a tested system.
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Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights: an overview for Lancashire
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.
- Borrowed lights in fire-resisting walls
- Glazed side panels beside fire doors
- Records for your fire safety file
Key checks for Lancashire projects
Often overlooked
Fanlights and side panels can be missed when fire doors are upgraded, leaving ordinary glass beside a new fire door.
Ventilation grilles
Grilles or openings in fanlights must be fire-rated or removed if the wall is fire-resisting.
Impact safety
Side panels near doors fall in critical locations for impact safety, so the fire glass must also have the right impact classification.
Regulations for Lancashire projects
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.
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights by town in Lancashire
We cover fire-rated fanlights and side panels in Preston and across Lancashire, including Burnley, Blackburn, Blackpool, Morecambe.
Preston (PR1)Burnley (BB11)Blackburn (BB1)Blackpool (FY1)Morecambe (LA4)Lancaster (LA1)Lytham St Annes (FY8)Skelmersdale (WN8)Leyland (PR25)Accrington (BB5)Chorley (PR7)Darwen (BB3)Thornton-Cleveleys (FY5)Nelson (BB9)Fleetwood (FY7)Ormskirk (L39)Rawtenstall (BB4)Colne (BB8)
FAQs for Lancashire
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.
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.
Do you cover all of Lancashire?
Yes. We take enquiries from across Lancashire, including Preston and Burnley, Blackburn, Blackpool, Morecambe, and arrange surveys to suit your programme.
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Process
What happens next
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 Lancashire and check what the existing frames can accept.
Written proposal
We set out the system, glass, evidence and programme, with a fixed price.
Complete and document
Work is completed to the manufacturer's details and documented for your records.