Blast-resistant glazing in Strabane

What should blast-resistant glazing cost in Strabane?

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

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
Anti-shatter film with edge-retention systems for existing windows
Laminated glass with thick or stiff interlayers

Fitting in Strabane and nearby

We can arrange blast-resistant glazing anywhere in Strabane (BT82). Dates depend on installer availability.

Tyrone's shopping and business centres are its market towns, Omagh, Dungannon, Cookstown and Strabane, with farmhouses and village properties across a largely rural county.

Good candidates for blast-resistant glazing:

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

Before the glass is ordered

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.

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

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

Blast-resistant glazing in Strabane: questions

Do you cover Derry as well as Strabane?

Yes. As well as Strabane, we can arrange work in nearby Derry. 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.

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.

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.

Blast-resistant glazing in nearby towns

Other glazing in Strabane

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