Blast-resistant glazing in Oldham

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

Guide prices for blast-resistant glazing in Oldham are £450 to £1,495 plus VAT (£540 to £1,794 inc VAT) per m² for supply and fitting. We confirm a fixed price in writing after a free survey, before any glass is ordered.

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
Sealed units with a laminated inner pane
Laminated glass with thick or stiff interlayers
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 Oldham and nearby

Whether you are in central Oldham or at the edge of the OL1 district, we can arrange a survey. Nearby Chadderton and Royton are covered too.

Greater Manchester mixes city-centre offices and converted mills with Victorian terraces in Salford, Oldham and Bolton, suburban high streets and large out-of-town retail parks.

Typical settings for blast-resistant glazing:

Laboratories and industrial sites with process risks
Offices in city centres and near potential targets
Government, council and civic buildings
Embassies, courts and police premises

Getting the right glass for your building

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.

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.

What the rules say in England

England

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.

Planning permission

Changing the glass in an existing window or shopfront does not usually need planning permission, because the building looks much the same afterwards. A new or altered shopfront, or security features added to the outside of a building, may need planning permission from the council. Bollards or barriers on the pavement need the highway authority's consent, which is normally the council.

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 Oldham: questions

Do you cover Chadderton as well as Oldham?

Yes. As well as Oldham, we can arrange surveys in nearby Chadderton, Royton and Failsworth. Dates depend on installer availability.

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.

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.

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Other glazing in Oldham

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

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