England · 74 postcode districts
Merseyside fire-rated glass floors
Fire-rated glass floors across Merseyside covers 74 postcode districts in the L, CH, WA, PR postcode areas. Every job is built around a tested system.
REI 30 – 60EnglandLCHWA
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What our fire-rated glass floors service includes in Merseyside
Fire-rated glass floors and horizontal rooflights are specialist systems with limited sizes and tested frames. We supply and install them where the evidence matches your span, load and rating, and coordinate the structural support with your engineer.
- Tested walk-on fire-rated glass floor systems
- Coordination with the structural engineer
- Anti-slip surface treatments within the system
Before you order in Merseyside
Rooflights
Horizontal glazing in a fire-rated roof or floor behaves differently from a wall, so wall glass cannot simply be laid flat.
Privacy
Obscured or patterned surfaces can be specified within the system for privacy below.
Slip resistance
Walk-on glass needs an anti-slip finish; it must be one covered by the system.
Regulations for Merseyside projects
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.
Towns we cover in Merseyside
Merseyside coverage includes Liverpool, Birkenhead, St Helens, Southport, Wallasey and the L, CH, WA, PR postcode areas (74 postcode districts).
Liverpool (L1)Birkenhead (CH41)St Helens (WA10)Southport (PR8)Wallasey (CH44)Bootle (L20)Bebington (CH63)Huyton (L36)Kirkby (L32)Prescot (L34)Heswall (CH60)Maghull (L31)Newton-le-Willows (WA12)Formby (L37)Litherland (L21)Speke (L24)Garston (L19)Halewood (L26)
Questions from Merseyside clients
What does REI mean?
R is load-bearing capacity, E is integrity and I is insulation. A floor needs R because it carries people and loads.
Can a glass floor be fire-rated?
Yes, using specialist tested systems that cover load-bearing capacity as well as integrity and insulation.
How big can a fire-rated glass floor panel be?
Each system sets maximum panel sizes; larger areas are divided by a supporting grid.
Do you cover all of Merseyside?
Yes. We take enquiries from across Merseyside, including Liverpool and Birkenhead, St Helens, Southport, Wallasey, and arrange surveys to suit your programme.
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Process
How a Merseyside job runs
Share the details
Send the fire strategy extract, inspection report or a few photos of the openings.
Site visit
A survey in Merseyside confirms sizes, access, existing evidence and fixing conditions.
Written proposal
We set out the system, glass, evidence and programme, with a fixed price.
Complete and document
Work is completed to the manufacturer's details and documented for your records.