England · 31 postcode districts
Northumberland fire-rated fanlights and side panels
We survey, supply and install fire-rated fanlights and side panels across Northumberland, from Blyth to Cramlington, Ashington, working to the classification your fire strategy sets.
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Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights: an overview for Northumberland
These panels are common in flat entrance doors, communal corridors, schools and older buildings, and they are often found glazed with ordinary glass. We survey them, replace unsuitable glass, correct beads and seals, and supply complete rated frames where the existing frame cannot be upgraded.
- Glazed side panels beside fire doors
- Fire-rated fanlights above fire doors
- Records for your fire safety file
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights by town in Northumberland
Northumberland coverage includes Blyth, Cramlington, Ashington and the NE, TD postcode areas (31 postcode districts). We also cover Morpeth, Hexham, Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Key checks for Northumberland projects
Often overlooked
Fanlights and side panels can be missed when fire doors are upgraded, leaving ordinary glass beside a new fire door.
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.
Ventilation grilles
Grilles or openings in fanlights must be fire-rated or removed if the wall is fire-resisting.
Regulations for Northumberland 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.
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights in Northumberland: questions
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.
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 side panels need safety glass too?
Yes. Glass within 300mm of a door edge and below 1500mm is a critical location for impact safety.
Which parts of Northumberland do you cover?
All of it: Blyth, Cramlington, Ashington and every district in the NE, TD postcode areas.
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Process
How a Northumberland job runs
Share the details
Send the fire strategy extract, inspection report or a few photos of the openings.
Measure and check
We measure each opening in Northumberland and check what the existing frames can accept.
Written quote
You receive a written quote naming the tested system and classification.
Fit and record
We install, photograph seals and fixings before closing up, and hand over the schedule.