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Wired Glass Replacement across East Sussex
Our East Sussex wired glass replacement service covers survey, supply and installation to the tested details, documented on handover.
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Wired Glass Replacement: an overview for East Sussex
Schools, hospitals, housing blocks and older offices often still have wired glass in doors and corridors. We survey it, confirm what the frames can accept, and replace it with clear integrity or insulating glass that is compatible with the frame and carries an impact classification.
- Modern clear integrity or insulating replacement glass
- Survey of existing wired glazing
- Phased replacement plans for occupied buildings
Key checks for East Sussex projects
Priority areas
Doors, side panels and low-level glazing in busy corridors, sports halls and schools are usually replaced first.
Frame checks
Old frames may not have evidence for modern fire glass. We assess them and recommend frame replacement where the evidence cannot be established.
Why replace it
Wired glass breaks into sharp pieces held by wire, and the wire weakens the glass. In doors and low-level panels it is a common source of hand and arm injuries.
Wired Glass Replacement by town in East Sussex
We cover wired glass replacement in Brighton and across East Sussex, including Eastbourne, Hastings, Hove, Bexhill-on-Sea.
Brighton (BN2)Eastbourne (BN21)Hastings (TN34)Hove (BN3)Bexhill-on-Sea (TN40)Hailsham (BN27)Seaford (BN25)Crowborough (TN6)Portslade (BN41)
Which rules apply in England?
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.
FAQs for East Sussex
What replaces wired glass?
Clear modern integrity or insulating fire glass with an impact classification, compatible with the frame.
Is Georgian wired glass fire-rated?
It can provide integrity in the right frame, typically for 30 minutes and sometimes longer in tested systems, but it does not insulate, and plain wired glass usually lacks an impact safety classification.
Is it a legal requirement to remove wired glass?
There is no blanket ban, but glazing in critical locations must meet impact safety rules, and duty holders must manage the risk. Replacement is often the practical answer.
Can you survey anywhere in East Sussex?
Yes. We can arrange surveys anywhere in East Sussex, including Brighton and Eastbourne, Hastings, Hove, Bexhill-on-Sea.
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From enquiry to handover in East Sussex
Tell us what you have
Send drawings, a fire risk assessment action or photos of the glass marks.
Measure and check
We measure each opening in East Sussex and check what the existing frames can accept.
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.