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Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights across Nottinghamshire
We take fire-rated fanlights and side panels enquiries from across Nottinghamshire, with surveys arranged in Nottingham, Mansfield, Worksop, Newark-on-Trent, Arnold and the surrounding towns.
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Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights: an overview for Nottinghamshire
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.
- Borrowed lights in fire-resisting walls
- Complete replacement frames where needed
- Glass, beads and seals to the frame evidence
Key checks for Nottinghamshire projects
Borrowed lights
Internal windows between rooms and corridors are a frequent survey finding in older offices and schools.
Impact safety
Side panels near doors fall in critical locations for impact safety, so the fire glass must also have the right impact classification.
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.
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights by town in Nottinghamshire
We cover fire-rated fanlights and side panels in Nottingham and across Nottinghamshire, including Mansfield, Worksop, Newark-on-Trent, Arnold.
Nottingham (NG1)Mansfield (NG18)Worksop (S80)Newark-on-Trent (NG24)Arnold (NG5)West Bridgford (NG2)Sutton-in-Ashfield (NG17)Hucknall (NG15)Kirkby-in-Ashfield (NG17)Retford (DN22)
Regulations for Nottinghamshire 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.
Questions from Nottinghamshire clients
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.
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 Nottinghamshire?
Yes. We can arrange surveys anywhere in Nottinghamshire, including Nottingham and Mansfield, Worksop, Newark-on-Trent, Arnold.
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Process
How a Nottinghamshire job runs
Share the details
Send the fire strategy extract, inspection report or a few photos of the openings.
Site visit
A survey in Nottinghamshire confirms sizes, access, existing evidence and fixing conditions.
Quote and evidence
Your quote lists each item with its classification and the evidence it relies on.
Complete and document
Work is completed to the manufacturer's details and documented for your records.