Blast-resistant glazing in Falmouth

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

Budget £450 to £1,495 plus VAT (£540 to £1,794 inc VAT) per m² for blast-resistant glazing in Falmouth, supplied and fitted. Larger panes, thicker makeups and difficult access cost more; the price is fixed in writing after the survey.

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.

What you can specify

Laminated glass with thick or stiff interlayers
Glazing classed to BS EN 13541 or tested to ISO 16933 and 16934
Deep-bite frames and structural silicone or mechanical retention
Work planned from the threat assessment and engineer's design
Manufacturer's test evidence supplied with your quote
Sealed units with a laminated inner pane

Fitting in Falmouth and nearby

We arrange surveys and fitting in Falmouth and across the TR11 postcode district, as well as in nearby Truro (8 miles) and Redruth (9 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.

Cornwall's granite and slate cottages, harbourside shops and holiday lets face salt-laden coastal weather, and towns such as Truro, Falmouth and St Ives have conservation areas in their centres.

This glazing suits:

Embassies, courts and police premises
Transport hubs, venues and stadium frontages
Offices in city centres and near potential targets
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.

New glazing or retrofit

New facades can be designed as a full tested system. Existing buildings often get film with edge retention, internal secondary glazing or curtains instead.

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.

Glazing in workplaces

Regulation 14 of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 requires windows and transparent surfaces in walls, partitions, doors and gates to be of safety material or protected against breakage where health or safety makes that necessary, and to be marked so people notice them. The employer or the person in control of the premises decides what is needed through their risk assessment.

How it works

Send sizes or use the quote tool
Free survey at your Falmouth address
Fixed price in writing
Glass made, then fitted

Blast-resistant glazing in Falmouth: questions

Do you cover Truro as well as Falmouth?

Yes. As well as Falmouth, we can arrange surveys in nearby Truro, Redruth and Camborne. Dates depend on installer availability.

Who decides what level of protection we need?

Your security adviser, insurer or a blast engineer, based on a threat and risk assessment. Government guidance from the National Protective Security Authority covers the approach.

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.

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.

Blast-resistant glazing in nearby towns

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