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West Midlands · B90
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights across Shirley
For Shirley buildings, we supply, replace and check fire-rated fanlights and side panels wherever the fire strategy depends on it, working to the tested system rather than the glass alone.
30 / 60 minB90England
Quote for Shirley
Tell us what you need. We reply with next steps and a guide price.
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights in Shirley: what's included
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.
- Borrowed lights in fire-resisting walls
- Complete replacement frames where needed
- Glazed side panels beside fire doors
- Records for your fire safety file
Key checks for Shirley projects
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.
Borrowed lights
Internal windows between rooms and corridors are a frequent survey finding in older offices and schools.
Shirley coverage and nearby towns
Survey visits can be arranged anywhere in Shirley, including the B90, B28, B91, B27, B14, B92 districts, and in nearby Solihull, Acocks Green, Birmingham. Shirley lies roughly 10 km from Birmingham, within our West Midlands coverage.
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How we work in Shirley
Evidence you can file
You receive the classification references, glass marks and installation photographs for your fire safety records.
England rules applied
Designs follow the building and fire safety rules that apply in England, not a one-size-fits-all approach.
Honest about unknowns
If an existing frame in a Shirley building has no traceable evidence, we say so and price the options rather than guess.
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.
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.
Shirley building types
Sector guides below cover care homes, hotels and other buildings in Shirley.
FAQs for Shirley
Can you just replace the glass?
Sometimes, if the existing frame is suitable. We check the frame before recommending glass-only replacement.
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.
Which rules apply to fire-rated glazing in Shirley?
Building work in Shirley follows the Building Regulations 2010 and Approved Document B, and occupied buildings are covered by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
Do you carry out fire-rated fanlights and side panels in Shirley?
Yes. We survey and install in Shirley and across West Midlands, including the B90 district and nearby Solihull.
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What happens next
Tell us what you have
Send drawings, a fire risk assessment action or photos of the glass marks.
Survey
We visit Shirley 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.
Install and hand over
Installation to the system details, then a handover pack with photographs and evidence.