Frameless Fire-Rated Glazing
Butt-jointed fire glass walls with minimal frames.
Learn more →We provide fire-rated glass partitions in Hornchurch 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.
Fire-rated glass partitions are office-style glazed walls that are also tested to resist fire, used where a meeting room, corridor wall or reception wall forms part of a protected route or compartment. They look like standard office partitions but use rated frames, glass and seals throughout.
Every quote in Hornchurch identifies the tested system: frame, glass, beads, seals and fixings, within its pane-size limits.
Designs follow the building and fire safety rules that apply in England, not a one-size-fits-all approach.
We can phase work in Hornchurch around residents, staff or pupils, with out-of-hours options.
Large glass walls need manifestation so people can see them. Applied film must be compatible with the glass and not cover any marks building control may need to see.
Meeting rooms often need acoustic performance too. Some fire partition systems are tested for both; we confirm the combination.
A fire-rated partition is only as good as the construction above it. If the wall has to run to the slab, the ceiling void needs fire-stopping or a rated head detail.
We cover Hornchurch and the surrounding postcode districts, including RM11, RM12, RM7, RM1, RM2, RM10. Nearby towns we also serve include Romford, Dagenham, Becontree. Hornchurch is one of the Greater London districts we cover.
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.
We can survey and quote for blocks of flats, offices and other building types in Hornchurch.
Frames may be slightly deeper and glass slightly thicker, but most systems are hard to tell apart from standard partitions.
Some butt-jointed systems are tested for fire. See our frameless fire-rated glazing service for what is possible.
Yes. We survey and install in Hornchurch and across Greater London, including the RM11 district and nearby Romford.
Yes. We plan phasing, out-of-hours work and temporary protection so the building can stay in use where the fire strategy allows.
Butt-jointed fire glass walls with minimal frames.
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Learn more →Doorsets with large glazed panels, tested as complete units.
Learn more →Internal glazed screens that keep compartments and corridors protected.
Learn more →Send the fire strategy extract, inspection report or a few photos of the openings.
A survey in Hornchurch confirms sizes, access, existing evidence and fixing conditions.
Your quote lists each item with its classification and the evidence it relies on.
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.