Insulated Fire Glass (EI)
EI 30 to EI 120 glass that blocks heat as well as flames.
Learn more →We provide fire-rated glass floors in Hayes and across Greater London, working from the classification your building needs and handing over the evidence that proves what was fitted.
Tell us what you need. We reply with next steps and a guide price.
A fire-rated glass floor is a walk-on glazed floor panel, set in a tested support frame, that keeps both its load-bearing capacity and its fire resistance for a stated time. Because a floor carries load, its classification also includes R for load-bearing capacity alongside integrity and insulation.
Designs follow the building and fire safety rules that apply in England, not a one-size-fits-all approach.
We can phase work in Hayes around residents, staff or pupils, with out-of-hours options.
Every quote in Hayes identifies the tested system: frame, glass, beads, seals and fixings, within its pane-size limits.
A glass floor must carry its design load during the fire period. Only systems tested for both should be used.
Glass floors are made to order with longer lead times; we plan early with your contractor.
Horizontal glazing in a fire-rated roof or floor behaves differently from a wall, so wall glass cannot simply be laid flat.
Coverage around Hayes includes the UB3, UB11, UB4, UB18, UB7, UB1 districts and nearby Southall, Heston, Greenford. We cover Hayes as part of our Greater London coverage.
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.
Fire-rated glass floors applies to many building types in Hayes, including public buildings and student accommodation.
R is load-bearing capacity, E is integrity and I is insulation. A floor needs R because it carries people and loads.
Each system sets maximum panel sizes; larger areas are divided by a supporting grid.
We can give a guide range from photos and sizes, including a clear photo of any marks on the glass. A fixed price follows a survey.
Building work in Hayes follows the Building Regulations 2010 and Approved Document B, and occupied buildings are covered by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
EI 30 to EI 120 glass that blocks heat as well as flames.
Learn more →Slim steel frames for long spans, high ratings and heavy glass.
Learn more →Surveys that identify what fire glazing you have and what needs fixing.
Learn more →Internal glazed screens that keep compartments and corridors protected.
Learn more →Send drawings, a fire risk assessment action or photos of the glass marks.
We visit Hayes to measure, record existing marks and check the frames and substrate.
We set out the system, glass, evidence and programme, with a fixed price.
Work is completed to the manufacturer's details and documented for your records.
Send sizes, photos of any glass marks or your inspection report and we will come back with the right tested system.