Insulated Fire Glass (EI)
EI 30 to EI 120 glass that blocks heat as well as flames.
Learn more →Our fire-rated glass floors service covers Uxbridge and neighbouring areas such as Ruislip and Hayes, with every job built around a tested system.
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.
Obscured or patterned surfaces can be specified within the system for privacy below.
Tested floor panels have maximum spans. Larger openings are divided by a supporting grid.
Horizontal glazing in a fire-rated roof or floor behaves differently from a wall, so wall glass cannot simply be laid flat.
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.
Our Greater London coverage takes in Uxbridge (UB8, UB10, SL0, UB9, UB11, HA4) and the neighbouring towns of Ruislip, Hayes, Gerrards Cross. Uxbridge is one of the Greater London districts we cover.
Every quote in Uxbridge identifies the tested system: frame, glass, beads, seals and fixings, within its pane-size limits.
If an existing frame in a Uxbridge building has no traceable evidence, we say so and price the options rather than guess.
Designs follow the building and fire safety rules that apply in England, not a one-size-fits-all approach.
Fire-rated glass floors applies to many building types in Uxbridge, including student accommodation and offices.
Each system sets maximum panel sizes; larger areas are divided by a supporting grid.
R is load-bearing capacity, E is integrity and I is insulation. A floor needs R because it carries people and loads.
Survey timing in Uxbridge 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.
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.
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 measure each opening in Uxbridge and check what the existing frames can accept.
You receive a written quote naming the tested system and classification.
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.