Blast-resistant glazing in Windsor

What is the price of blast-resistant glazing in Windsor?

Guide prices for blast-resistant glazing in Windsor are £450 to £1,495 plus VAT (£540 to £1,794 inc VAT) per m² for supply and fitting. We confirm a fixed price in writing after a free survey, before any glass is ordered.

Blast-resistant glazing is laminated glass fitted in a frame and fixing system designed to stay in the opening, or fail safely, when hit by the pressure wave from an explosion. Its purpose is to stop glass becoming high-speed fragments, which cause most injuries in a blast, and it is designed from a threat assessment rather than chosen off the shelf.

Specification at a glance

Blast-resistant net curtains as a fragment-catching layer
Anti-shatter film with edge-retention systems for existing windows
Sealed units with a laminated inner pane
Work planned from the threat assessment and engineer's design
Deep-bite frames and structural silicone or mechanical retention
Laminated glass with thick or stiff interlayers

Fitting in Windsor and nearby

Whether you are in central Windsor or at the edge of the SL4 district, we can arrange a survey. Nearby Slough and Egham are covered too.

Berkshire pairs the glass-fronted offices of Reading, Slough and Bracknell with Victorian and Edwardian housing and listed riverside buildings in Windsor and Eton.

This glazing suits:

Offices in city centres and near potential targets
Embassies, courts and police premises
Government, council and civic buildings
Laboratories and industrial sites with process risks

Questions we will ask at the survey

Frame and fixings

The frame must hold the glass and the fixings must hold the frame. Upgrading glass alone can move the failure to the frame.

Fragment hazard

Some designs accept that glass will break but keep it in place; others allow controlled failure into a catching system. Both aim to stop flying shards.

Building regulations and safety in England

England

Planning permission

Changing the glass in an existing window or shopfront does not usually need planning permission, because the building looks much the same afterwards. A new or altered shopfront, or security features added to the outside of a building, may need planning permission from the council. Bollards or barriers on the pavement need the highway authority's consent, which is normally the council.

Listed buildings and conservation areas

In England, listed building consent from the council may be needed to replace historic glass such as crown or cylinder glass, or to alter glazing bars, sashes and frames. Historic England publishes guidance on traditional windows. Secondary glazing and window film are often easier to agree because they can be removed later, but the council's conservation officer makes the decision.

How it works

Postcode and a few photos
On-site survey
Fixed written price and lead time
Fit, check and explain

Blast-resistant glazing in Windsor: questions

Do you cover Slough as well as Windsor?

Yes. As well as Windsor, we can arrange surveys in nearby Slough, Egham and Staines-upon-Thames. Dates depend on installer availability.

Does blast glazing affect fire doors and fire screens?

Glass in fire-rated doors and screens must stay fire-rated glass tested in that system. Blast measures there need fire-rated products or a specialist design, never a swap to plain laminated glass.

Can existing windows be made blast-resistant?

They can often be improved. Anti-shatter film with an edge-retention system, laminated replacement glass in strengthened frames or internal secondary glazing can cut the flying-glass hazard, depending on the threat.

Is blast film enough on its own?

Film helps hold glass together but works much better when the film is anchored to the frame so the whole pane cannot fly in. Plain film without retention offers less.

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Other glazing in Windsor

Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.

Free quote in Windsor