Blast-resistant glazing in Oadby: what will it cost?
As a guide, allow £450 to £1,495 plus VAT (£540 to £1,794 inc VAT) per m² for blast-resistant glazing in Oadby, supplied and fitted. Size, glass makeup, access and frame condition move the price, which is confirmed in writing after the free survey.
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
- Laminated glass with thick or stiff interlayers
- Glazing classed to BS EN 13541 or tested to ISO 16933 and 16934
- Deep-bite frames and structural silicone or mechanical retention
- Work planned from the threat assessment and engineer's design
- Manufacturer's test evidence supplied with your quote
- Blast-resistant net curtains as a fragment-catching layer
Fitting in Oadby and nearby
We arrange surveys and fitting in Oadby and across the LE2 postcode district, as well as in nearby Wigston (2 miles) and Leicester (3 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.
Leicestershire combines Leicester's city-centre and suburban shopping streets and Victorian terraces with market towns such as Loughborough, Hinckley and Market Harborough.
Typical settings for blast-resistant glazing:
- Offices in city centres and near potential targets
- Government, council and civic buildings
- Transport hubs, venues and stadium frontages
- Embassies, courts and police premises
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.
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
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.
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 Oadby address
- Fixed price in writing
- Glass made, then fitted
Blast-resistant glazing in Oadby: questions
Do you cover Wigston as well as Oadby?
Yes. As well as Oadby, we can arrange surveys in nearby Wigston, Leicester and Market Harborough. Dates depend on installer availability.
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.
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.
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.
Blast-resistant glazing in nearby towns
- Wigston2 miles
- Leicester3 miles
- Market Harborough11 miles
- Loughborough12 miles
- Hinckley13 miles
- Melton Mowbray14 miles
Other glazing in Oadby
- Laminated glass retrofit
- Laminated security glass
- Glazing bead security upgrades
- Commercial reglazing
- Security double-glazed units
- Counter and reception security screens
Ready for a price? Use the form or call 0800 088 6248.