England · 31 postcode districts
Worcestershire fire-rated fanlights and side panels
Our Worcestershire fire-rated fanlights and side panels service covers survey, supply and installation to the tested details, documented on handover.
30 / 60 minEnglandWRBDY
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Tell us what you need. We reply with next steps and a guide price.
Towns we cover in Worcestershire
Worcestershire coverage includes Worcester, Redditch, Kidderminster, Great Malvern, Bromsgrove and the WR, B, DY, GL postcode areas (31 postcode districts).
Worcester (WR1)Redditch (B97)Kidderminster (DY10)Great Malvern (WR14)Bromsgrove (B61)Evesham (WR11)Droitwich (WR9)Stourport-on-Severn (DY13)
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights: what you get in Worcestershire
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.
- Glazed side panels beside fire doors
- Fire-rated fanlights above fire doors
- Glass, beads and seals to the frame evidence
Before you order in Worcestershire
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.
Borrowed lights
Internal windows between rooms and corridors are a frequent survey finding in older offices and schools.
Which rules apply in England?
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.
FAQs for Worcestershire
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 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 parts of Worcestershire do you cover?
All of it: Worcester, Redditch, Kidderminster, Great Malvern, Bromsgrove and every district in the WR, B, DY, GL postcode areas.
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Process
From enquiry to handover in Worcestershire
Start with the brief
Tell us the rating required, sizes and building type, or ask us to find out.
Measure and check
We measure each opening in Worcestershire and check what the existing frames can accept.
Written quote
You receive a written quote naming the tested system and classification.
Fit and record
We install, photograph seals and fixings before closing up, and hand over the schedule.