Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights
Glazed over-panels, side lights and borrowed lights around fire doors.
Learn more →If a building in Stamford Hill needs timber fire-rated screens, the starting point is the rating its fire strategy requires. We confirm that, survey the openings and quote a tested system to suit.
Tell us what you need. We reply with next steps and a guide price.
Timber fire-rated screens are glazed partitions made with hardwood frames, glazing beads and intumescent seals that have been tested together to resist fire. They are common in schools, healthcare, heritage buildings and residential blocks where a warmer finish is wanted.
Our Greater London coverage takes in Stamford Hill (N16, E5, N15, N4, E8, N5) and the neighbouring towns of Highbury, Tottenham, Holloway. We cover Stamford Hill as part of our Greater London coverage.
Timber screens are tested with specific species and minimum densities. Softwood substitutions or thinner sections can fall outside the evidence.
Paint and stain are fine on the timber, but intumescent seals must stay clear of paint. We mask them during finishing.
Heavier insulating glass may need larger sections; we confirm the frame can carry the chosen build-up.
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.
Designs follow the building and fire safety rules that apply in England, not a one-size-fits-all approach.
We can phase work in Stamford Hill around residents, staff or pupils, with out-of-hours options.
After survey you get a fixed written quote for the agreed scope, so Stamford Hill budgets are not open-ended.
Timber fire-rated screens applies to many building types in Stamford Hill, including schools and colleges and retail and leisure units.
Yes. The timber can be painted, stained or lacquered. Intumescent seals are kept clear of paint.
Dense hardwoods are typical; the exact species depends on the tested specification. We confirm species and density on the drawings.
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.
Yes. We plan phasing, out-of-hours work and temporary protection so the building can stay in use where the fire strategy allows.
Glazed over-panels, side lights and borrowed lights around fire doors.
Learn more →Doorsets with large glazed panels, tested as complete units.
Learn more →Internal glazed screens that keep compartments and corridors protected.
Learn more →Replacement and new vision panels fitted to the door's evidence.
Learn more →Send the fire strategy extract, inspection report or a few photos of the openings.
We measure each opening in Stamford Hill and check what the existing frames can accept.
You receive a written quote naming the tested system and classification.
Installation to the system details, then a handover pack with photographs and evidence.
Send sizes, photos of any glass marks or your inspection report and we will come back with the right tested system.