Blast-resistant glazing in County Fermanagh

What should blast-resistant glazing cost in County Fermanagh?

As a guide, allow £450 to £1,495 plus VAT (£540 to £1,794 inc VAT) per m² for blast-resistant glazing in County Fermanagh, supplied and fitted. Size, glass makeup, access and frame condition move the price, which is confirmed in writing after the free 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 goes into blast-resistant glazing

Manufacturer's test evidence supplied with your quote
Glazing classed to BS EN 13541 or tested to ISO 16933 and 16934
Deep-bite frames and structural silicone or mechanical retention
Blast-resistant net curtains as a fragment-catching layer
Laminated glass with thick or stiff interlayers
Sealed units with a laminated inner pane

Covering County Fermanagh

We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in County Fermanagh, including Enniskillen and Irvinestown. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.

Enniskillen, set on an island between the Erne lakes, is Fermanagh's main shopping town; elsewhere the county is villages such as Lisnaskea and Irvinestown and scattered farm and holiday properties.

Good candidates for blast-resistant glazing:

Government, council and civic buildings
Embassies, courts and police premises
Transport hubs, venues and stadium frontages
Offices in city centres and near potential targets

Towns in County Fermanagh

Before the glass is ordered

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.

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.

Glazing rules 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

Guide price online or by phone
Survey in County Fermanagh
Accept the fixed quote
Fitted by glaziers working under our contract

Blast-resistant glazing in County Fermanagh: questions

Which towns in County Fermanagh do you cover?

We can arrange work anywhere in County Fermanagh, including Enniskillen, Irvinestown and Lisnaskea.

What does ER1 to ER4 mean?

They are explosion-pressure classes in BS EN 13541. Glass samples are tested in a shock tube, with higher classes meaning higher pressures. The class applies to the glass, so the frame must be designed to match.

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.

Other glazing in County Fermanagh

Tell us about the glazing and we will come back with a guide price.