Wales · 13 postcode districts
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights for Powys buildings
Fire-rated fanlights and side panels across Powys covers 13 postcode districts in the LD, SY, SA, NP postcode areas. Every job is built around a tested system.
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Quote for Powys
Tell us what you need. We reply with next steps and a guide price.
Places we cover in Powys
We cover fire-rated fanlights and side panels in Newtown and across Powys, including Brecon, Welshpool, Llandrindod Wells, Ystradgynlais.
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights: what you get in Powys
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.
- Complete replacement frames where needed
- Glazed side panels beside fire doors
- Fire-rated fanlights above fire doors
What to check before ordering in Powys
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.
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.
Which rules apply in Wales?
Wales Which rules apply?
Building regulations are devolved in Wales, so fire safety design follows the Welsh Ministers' version of Approved Document B rather than the English one, alongside impact safety guidance for glazing.
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies in Wales, so the responsible person must maintain fire-resisting glazing as part of the premises' fire safety measures. The Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed this extends to the structure, external walls and flat entrance doors of multi-occupied residential buildings.
Wales is introducing its own building safety regime for occupied residential buildings, so check current Welsh requirements before planning major works to blocks of flats.
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights in Powys: questions
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 Powys?
Yes. We can arrange surveys anywhere in Powys, including Newtown and Brecon, Welshpool, Llandrindod Wells, Ystradgynlais.
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Process
How a Powys job runs
Tell us what you have
Send drawings, a fire risk assessment action or photos of the glass marks.
Survey
We visit Powys to measure, record existing marks and check the frames and substrate.
Written quote
You receive a written quote naming the tested system and classification.
Complete and document
Work is completed to the manufacturer's details and documented for your records.