Blast-resistant glazing in Edmonton

How much does blast-resistant glazing cost in Edmonton?

Expect £450 to £1,495 plus VAT (£540 to £1,794 inc VAT) per m² for blast-resistant glazing in Edmonton. The written quote names the glass makeup, the price and the lead time before you commit.

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

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
Manufacturer's test evidence supplied with your quote
Sealed units with a laminated inner pane

Fitting in Edmonton and nearby

We arrange surveys and fitting in Edmonton and across the N18 postcode district, as well as in nearby Tottenham (2 miles) and Enfield (2 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.

Greater London has every kind of glazing, from Georgian sashes and Victorian bays in conservation areas to high-street shopfronts, office curtain walling and new-build flats.

Typical places for blast-resistant glazing:

Laboratories and industrial sites with process risks
Transport hubs, venues and stadium frontages
Embassies, courts and police premises
Government, council and civic buildings

Things to decide before you order

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.

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.

Rules that apply in England

England

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.

Fire-rated glass is different

Glass in fire doors, fire screens and protected escape routes has to be fire-rated glass tested as part of that door or screen system, under Approved Document B and the fire safety duties of the building's responsible person. Laminated and security glass are not fire-rated unless the product says so. Where a pane needs both fire and security performance, it must be a product tested for both.

How it works

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

Blast-resistant glazing in Edmonton: questions

Do you cover Tottenham as well as Edmonton?

Yes. As well as Edmonton, we can arrange surveys in nearby Tottenham, Enfield and Chingford. 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.

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.

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