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Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights in Horsham, West Sussex
When a fire strategy, inspection report or building control comment in Horsham calls for glazing tested to resist fire, our fire-rated fanlights and side panels service covers survey, supply and installation.
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Quote for Horsham
Tell us what you need. We reply with next steps and a guide price.
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights in Horsham: 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.
- Records for your fire safety file
- Borrowed lights in fire-resisting walls
- Glass, beads and seals to the frame evidence
- Complete replacement frames where needed
Horsham coverage and nearby towns
We cover Horsham and the surrounding postcode districts, including RH12. Nearby towns we also serve include Crawley, Horley, Haywards Heath. Horsham lies roughly 12 km from Crawley, within our West Sussex coverage.
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Key checks for Horsham projects
Often overlooked
Fanlights and side panels can be missed when fire doors are upgraded, leaving ordinary glass beside a new fire door.
Impact safety
Side panels near doors fall in critical locations for impact safety, so the fire glass must also have the right impact classification.
Ventilation grilles
Grilles or openings in fanlights must be fire-rated or removed if the wall is fire-resisting.
Which rules apply to fire-rated fanlights and side panels in Horsham?
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.
How we work in Horsham
Honest about unknowns
If an existing frame in a Horsham building has no traceable evidence, we say so and price the options rather than guess.
Fixed written quotes
After survey you get a fixed written quote for the agreed scope, so Horsham budgets are not open-ended.
Rated systems, not just rated glass
Every quote in Horsham identifies the tested system: frame, glass, beads, seals and fixings, within its pane-size limits.
Sectors we cover in Horsham
Fire-rated fanlights and side panels applies to many building types in Horsham, including public buildings and offices.
Questions about fire-rated fanlights and side panels in Horsham
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.
How quickly can you survey in Horsham?
Survey timing in Horsham 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 carry out fire-rated fanlights and side panels in Horsham?
Yes. We survey and install in Horsham and across West Sussex, including the RH12 district and nearby Crawley.
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What happens next
Start with the brief
Tell us the rating required, sizes and building type, or ask us to find out.
Survey
We visit Horsham to measure, record existing marks and check the frames and substrate.
Quote and evidence
Your quote lists each item with its classification and the evidence it relies on.
Install and hand over
Installation to the system details, then a handover pack with photographs and evidence.