England · 74 postcode districts
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights for Merseyside buildings
Our Merseyside fire-rated fanlights and side panels service covers survey, supply and installation to the tested details, documented on handover.
30 / 60 minEnglandLCHWA
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What our fire-rated fanlights and side panels service includes in Merseyside
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
- Glazed side panels beside fire doors
Key checks for Merseyside projects
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.
Impact safety
Side panels near doors fall in critical locations for impact safety, so the fire glass must also have the right impact classification.
Ventilation grilles
Grilles or openings in fanlights must be fire-rated or removed if the wall is fire-resisting.
Regulations for Merseyside 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.
Choose a town in Merseyside
Across Merseyside we can survey in Liverpool, Birkenhead, St Helens, Southport, Wallasey and every district in the L, CH, WA, PR postcode areas.
Liverpool (L1)Birkenhead (CH41)St Helens (WA10)Southport (PR8)Wallasey (CH44)Bootle (L20)Bebington (CH63)Huyton (L36)Kirkby (L32)Prescot (L34)Heswall (CH60)Maghull (L31)Newton-le-Willows (WA12)Formby (L37)Litherland (L21)Speke (L24)Garston (L19)Halewood (L26)
Questions from Merseyside clients
Can you just replace the glass?
Sometimes, if the existing frame is suitable. We check the frame before recommending glass-only replacement.
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.
Can you survey anywhere in Merseyside?
Yes. We can arrange surveys anywhere in Merseyside, including Liverpool and Birkenhead, St Helens, Southport, Wallasey.
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Process
What happens next
Share the details
Send the fire strategy extract, inspection report or a few photos of the openings.
Survey
We visit Merseyside 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.
Complete and document
Work is completed to the manufacturer's details and documented for your records.