Scotland · 17 postcode districts
Fire-Rated Glazed Doors for Scottish Borders buildings
We survey, supply and install fire-rated glazed doors across Scottish Borders, from Galashiels to Hawick, Peebles, Kelso, Selkirk, working to the classification your fire strategy sets.
FD30 / FD60ScotlandTDEH
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Fire-Rated Glazed Doors: an overview for Scottish Borders
A fire-rated glazed door is a fire door with substantial glass in it, from a large vision panel to a fully glazed leaf, supplied as a tested doorset or to a certificated specification. The glass, beads, seals, frame, hinges, closer and lock all form part of the rating.
- Certificated glazed fire doorsets
- Hold-open devices linked to the alarm where specified
- Ironmongery compatible with the door evidence
Before you order in Scottish Borders
Accessibility
Opening forces, vision panel zones and contrast need to work with accessibility guidance as well as fire.
Doorset, not just a door
The safest route is a complete doorset with frame and hardware tested together. Mixing a leaf from one source with a frame from another needs evidence that covers the combination.
Closers and gaps
Self-closing devices and correct gaps are part of the performance. We set them at installation and record them.
Places we cover in Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders coverage includes Galashiels, Hawick, Peebles, Kelso, Selkirk and the TD, EH postcode areas (17 postcode districts).
Scotland rules for fire glazing
Scotland Which rules apply?
In Scotland, building work needs a building warrant under the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004, with fire guidance in Section 2 of the Building Standards Technical Handbooks rather than Approved Documents.
For relevant premises, the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006 place duties on the duty holder to maintain fire safety measures, which include fire-resisting glazing.
Scottish guidance has its own approach to escape routes and compartmentation, so glazing designs are checked against the Technical Handbooks and the warrant drawings.
FAQs for Scottish Borders
Can you add glass to my existing fire door?
Cutting new apertures into a fire door is only acceptable when done under the door manufacturer's or certification scheme's instructions. Often a new doorset is the safer answer.
What does FD30 mean on a glazed door?
FD30 is a UK shorthand for a door providing 30 minutes' fire resistance. Under European classification the same door would be described with an E or EI rating, with S added where smoke control is tested.
Do glazed fire doors need special glass?
Yes. They need fire-resistant glass of the type and thickness tested, fitted with the specified beads and seals.
Do you cover all of Scottish Borders?
Yes. We take enquiries from across Scottish Borders, including Galashiels and Hawick, Peebles, Kelso, Selkirk, and arrange surveys to suit your programme.
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Process
How a Scottish Borders job runs
Share the details
Send the fire strategy extract, inspection report or a few photos of the openings.
Survey
We visit Scottish Borders to measure, record existing marks and check the frames and substrate.
Quote and evidence
Your quote lists each item with its classification and the evidence it relies on.
Fit and record
We install, photograph seals and fixings before closing up, and hand over the schedule.