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West Midlands · B1
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights — Birmingham and B1
If a building in Birmingham needs fire-rated fanlights and side panels, the starting point is the rating its fire strategy requires. We confirm that, survey the openings and quote a tested system to suit.
30 / 60 minB1England
Quote for Birmingham
Tell us what you need. We reply with next steps and a guide price.
What's involved with fire-rated fanlights and side panels in Birmingham
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.
- Complete replacement frames where needed
- Records for your fire safety file
- Glass, beads and seals to the frame evidence
- Fire-rated fanlights above fire doors
Before you order fire-rated fanlights and side panels: what matters
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.
Often overlooked
Fanlights and side panels can be missed when fire doors are upgraded, leaving ordinary glass beside a new fire door.
England regulations that shape the job
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.
Where we work around Birmingham
Our West Midlands coverage takes in Birmingham (B1, B12, B18, B19, B2, B3) and the neighbouring towns of Aston, Smethwick, Acocks Green. Birmingham is the main town we cover in West Midlands.
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How we work in Birmingham
Honest about unknowns
If an existing frame in a Birmingham building has no traceable evidence, we say so and price the options rather than guess.
Work around occupied buildings
We can phase work in Birmingham around residents, staff or pupils, with out-of-hours options.
Rated systems, not just rated glass
Every quote in Birmingham identifies the tested system: frame, glass, beads, seals and fixings, within its pane-size limits.
Building types we cover in Birmingham
We can survey and quote for retail and leisure units, blocks of flats and other building types in Birmingham.
Questions about fire-rated fanlights and side panels in Birmingham
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.
How quickly can you survey in Birmingham?
Survey timing in Birmingham depends on access, the size of the building and how urgent the defect is. Tell us your deadline when you enquire and we will confirm a date before you commit.
Do you work on occupied buildings in Birmingham?
Yes. We plan phasing, out-of-hours work and temporary protection so the building can stay in use where the fire strategy allows.
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From enquiry to handover in Birmingham
Tell us what you have
Send drawings, a fire risk assessment action or photos of the glass marks.
Site visit
A survey in Birmingham 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.
Fit and record
We install, photograph seals and fixings before closing up, and hand over the schedule.