Blast-resistant glazing in Ashford, Kent: what will it cost?
Guide prices for blast-resistant glazing in Ashford, Kent 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.
Choices you can make
- Sealed units with a laminated inner pane
- Glazing classed to BS EN 13541 or tested to ISO 16933 and 16934
- Laminated glass with thick or stiff interlayers
- Anti-shatter film with edge-retention systems for existing windows
- Deep-bite frames and structural silicone or mechanical retention
- Manufacturer's test evidence supplied with your quote
Fitting in Ashford, Kent and nearby
We can arrange blast-resistant glazing anywhere in Ashford, Kent, and in nearby Faversham, Canterbury and Folkestone. Tell us your postcode and we will offer dates.
Kent ranges from Canterbury's listed city centre and the Regency fronts of Tunbridge Wells to the Medway towns, Ashford's growth estates and coastal Margate and Folkestone.
Typical settings for blast-resistant glazing:
- Offices in city centres and near potential targets
- Government, council and civic buildings
- Embassies, courts and police premises
- Transport hubs, venues and stadium frontages
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.
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.
What the rules say in 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
- Send sizes or use the quote tool
- Free survey at your Ashford, Kent address
- Fixed price in writing
- Glass made, then fitted
Blast-resistant glazing in Ashford, Kent: questions
Which areas near Ashford, Kent do you cover?
We can arrange work in Ashford, Kent and in nearby Faversham (12 miles), Canterbury (13 miles) and Folkestone (13 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.
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
- Faversham12 miles
- Canterbury13 miles
- Folkestone13 miles
- Sittingbourne15 miles
- Whitstable16 miles
- Maidstone18 miles
Other glazing in Ashford, Kent
- Toughened safety glass
- Security secondary glazing
- Security glazed doors and screens
- Broken glass replacement
- Shopfront security glass
- Kiosk and booth security glazing
Ready for a price? Use the form or call 0800 088 6248.