Fire-Rated Glass Partitions
Office glass partitions where the wall has to be fire-resisting.
Learn more →When a fire strategy, inspection report or building control comment in Litherland calls for glazing tested to resist fire, our frameless fire-rated glazing service covers survey, supply and installation.
Tell us what you need. We reply with next steps and a guide price.
Frameless fire glazing only works within tight, tested limits: specific glass types, joint widths, sealants, channel details and maximum heights. We specify it where the evidence supports your layout, and tell you plainly when a slim framed system is the better route.
Designs follow the building and fire safety rules that apply in England, not a one-size-fits-all approach.
If an existing frame in a Litherland building has no traceable evidence, we say so and price the options rather than guess.
After survey you get a fixed written quote for the agreed scope, so Litherland budgets are not open-ended.
Channels at the head have to allow for slab movement without loading the glass.
The sealant, joint width and any interlayer in the joint come from the test. Generic silicone in a fire glass joint is not acceptable.
Frameless glass is exposed during the build. We plan protection until other trades finish.
Survey visits can be arranged anywhere in Litherland, including the L21, L20, L22, L30, L68, L23 districts, and in nearby Bootle, Maghull, Liverpool. Liverpool, around 7 km from Litherland, is the largest town in the same coverage area.
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.
Sector guides below cover retail and leisure units, industrial units and other buildings in Litherland.
Each system states a maximum height. We check your floor-to-ceiling height against it during design.
Usually through a slim framed door set into the run, chosen so the combination is covered by evidence.
Survey timing in Litherland 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.
Building work in Litherland follows the Building Regulations 2010 and Approved Document B, and occupied buildings are covered by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
Office glass partitions where the wall has to be fire-resisting.
Learn more →EI 30 to EI 120 glass that blocks heat as well as flames.
Learn more →Internal glazed screens that keep compartments and corridors protected.
Learn more →Doorsets with large glazed panels, tested as complete units.
Learn more →Send drawings, a fire risk assessment action or photos of the glass marks.
We visit Litherland to measure, record existing marks and check the frames and substrate.
You receive a written quote naming the tested system and classification.
We install, photograph seals and fixings before closing up, and hand over the schedule.
Send sizes, photos of any glass marks or your inspection report and we will come back with the right tested system.