Blast-resistant glazing in Bordon: what will it cost?
Typical prices for blast-resistant glazing in Bordon are £450 to £1,495 plus VAT (£540 to £1,794 inc VAT) per m², supplied and fitted. Use the quote tool for a guide figure, then we survey and confirm a fixed price.
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.
Choices you can make
- Anti-shatter film with edge-retention systems for existing windows
- Glazing classed to BS EN 13541 or tested to ISO 16933 and 16934
- Blast-resistant net curtains as a fragment-catching layer
- Sealed units with a laminated inner pane
- Manufacturer's test evidence supplied with your quote
- Work planned from the threat assessment and engineer's design
Fitting in Bordon and nearby
We can arrange blast-resistant glazing anywhere in Bordon, and in nearby Farnham, Aldershot and Fleet. Tell us your postcode and we will offer dates.
Hampshire covers the port-city shops and offices of Southampton and Portsmouth, Winchester's listed centre, and commuter estates around Basingstoke, Eastleigh and Fareham.
Typical settings for blast-resistant glazing:
- Transport hubs, venues and stadium frontages
- Government, council and civic buildings
- Laboratories and industrial sites with process risks
- Offices in city centres and near potential targets
Getting the right glass for your building
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.
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.
What the rules say in England
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.
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
- Send sizes or use the quote tool
- Free survey at your Bordon address
- Fixed price in writing
- Glass made, then fitted
Blast-resistant glazing in Bordon: questions
Which areas near Bordon do you cover?
We can arrange work in Bordon and in nearby Farnham (7 miles), Aldershot (10 miles) and Fleet (12 miles). 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.
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.
Blast-resistant glazing in nearby towns
Other glazing in Bordon
- Laminated glass retrofit
- Commercial reglazing
- Security double-glazed units
- Anti-ram-raid glazing
- Toughened safety glass
- Patio and bifold door security glass
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