Blast-resistant glazing in Fleet

What should blast-resistant glazing cost in Fleet?

Typical prices for blast-resistant glazing in Fleet 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.

Glass and fitting options

Work planned from the threat assessment and engineer's design
Sealed units with a laminated inner pane
Manufacturer's test evidence supplied with your quote
Glazing classed to BS EN 13541 or tested to ISO 16933 and 16934
Anti-shatter film with edge-retention systems for existing windows
Blast-resistant net curtains as a fragment-catching layer

Fitting in Fleet and nearby

From the GU51 district we also cover Farnborough (3 miles) and Aldershot (4 miles). Survey dates depend on installer availability.

Hampshire covers the port-city shops and offices of Southampton and Portsmouth, Winchester's listed centre, and commuter estates around Basingstoke, Eastleigh and Fareham.

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

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.

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.

Glazing rules in England

England

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.

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

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

Blast-resistant glazing in Fleet: questions

Can you survey in Fleet and nearby towns?

Yes. Surveys in Fleet, Farnborough and Aldershot are booked around 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.

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.

Blast-resistant glazing in nearby towns

Other glazing in Fleet

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

Free quote in Fleet