What should blast-resistant glazing cost in Romford?
Expect £450 to £1,495 plus VAT (£540 to £1,794 inc VAT) per m² for blast-resistant glazing in Romford. 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
- Blast-resistant net curtains as a fragment-catching layer
- Sealed units with a laminated inner pane
- Work planned from the threat assessment and engineer's design
- Deep-bite frames and structural silicone or mechanical retention
- Anti-shatter film with edge-retention systems for existing windows
- Manufacturer's test evidence supplied with your quote
Fitting in Romford and nearby
We arrange surveys and fitting in Romford and across the RM1 postcode district, as well as in nearby Hornchurch (2 miles) and Dagenham (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.
Good candidates for blast-resistant glazing:
- Embassies, courts and police premises
- Offices in city centres and near potential targets
- Government, council and civic buildings
- Transport hubs, venues and stadium frontages
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 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.
Listed buildings and conservation areas
In England, listed building consent from the council may be needed to replace historic glass such as crown or cylinder glass, or to alter glazing bars, sashes and frames. Historic England publishes guidance on traditional windows. Secondary glazing and window film are often easier to agree because they can be removed later, but the council's conservation officer makes the decision.
How it works
- Send sizes or use the quote tool
- Free survey at your Romford address
- Fixed price in writing
- Glass made, then fitted
Blast-resistant glazing in Romford: questions
Do you cover Hornchurch as well as Romford?
Yes. As well as Romford, we can arrange surveys in nearby Hornchurch, Dagenham and Becontree. 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.
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.
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.
Blast-resistant glazing in nearby towns
Other glazing in Romford
- Security window film
- Toughened safety glass
- Shopfront security glass
- Misted unit replacement with laminated glass
- Patio and bifold door security glass
- Security glazed doors and screens
Ready for a price? Use the form or call 0800 088 6248.