Blast-resistant glazing in Antrim

Blast-resistant glazing in Antrim: what will it cost?

Budget £450 to £1,495 plus VAT (£540 to £1,794 inc VAT) per m² for blast-resistant glazing in Antrim, 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.

Specification at a glance

Work planned from the threat assessment and engineer's design
Blast-resistant net curtains as a fragment-catching layer
Laminated glass with thick or stiff interlayers
Glazing classed to BS EN 13541 or tested to ISO 16933 and 16934
Sealed units with a laminated inner pane
Deep-bite frames and structural silicone or mechanical retention

Fitting in Antrim and nearby

Whether you are in central Antrim or at the edge of the BT41 district, we can arrange a survey. Nearby Ballymena and Newtownabbey are covered too.

County Antrim includes much of Belfast's Victorian commercial centre, Titanic Quarter offices and suburban high streets, plus Lisburn, Ballymena and the towns of the north coast.

Typical settings for blast-resistant glazing:

Offices in city centres and near potential targets
Laboratories and industrial sites with process risks
Embassies, courts and police premises
Transport hubs, venues and stadium frontages

Getting the right glass for your building

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.

Who sets the level

The design pressure comes from a threat and risk assessment by a security adviser or blast engineer, not from the glass supplier.

What the rules say in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Listed buildings and conservation areas

Listed buildings in Northern Ireland need listed building consent from the council for works affecting their character, which can include historic glass and sash windows. The Department for Communities' Historic Environment Division advises on these cases. Conservation areas bring extra scrutiny of shopfronts and external changes.

Glazing in workplaces

The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 contain an equivalent requirement to Great Britain's: windows and transparent surfaces in walls, partitions, doors and gates must be of safety material or protected where health or safety requires it, and marked so they are apparent. The employer's risk assessment decides where.

How it works

Tell us about the glazing
Survey, measuring and frame check
Written quote naming the glass
Fitting and handover

Blast-resistant glazing in Antrim: questions

Do you cover Ballymena as well as Antrim?

Yes. As well as Antrim, we can arrange surveys in nearby Ballymena, Newtownabbey and Belfast. 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.

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.

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