How much does blast-resistant glazing cost in Scottish Borders?
Guide prices for blast-resistant glazing in Scottish Borders 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
- Laminated glass with thick or stiff interlayers
- Deep-bite frames and structural silicone or mechanical retention
- Sealed units with a laminated inner pane
- Blast-resistant net curtains as a fragment-catching layer
- Manufacturer's test evidence supplied with your quote
- Glazing classed to BS EN 13541 or tested to ISO 16933 and 16934
Covering Scottish Borders
We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in Scottish Borders, including Galashiels and Hawick. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.
The Scottish Borders has stone-built mill and market towns such as Galashiels, Hawick, Kelso and Peebles, with conservation areas covering many of their centres.
Typical places for blast-resistant glazing:
- Government, council and civic buildings
- Offices in city centres and near potential targets
- Laboratories and industrial sites with process risks
- Transport hubs, venues and stadium frontages
Towns in Scottish Borders
Things to decide before you order
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.
Rules that apply in Scotland
Listed buildings and conservation areas
Listed buildings in Scotland need listed building consent from the council for works affecting their character, which can include historic glass, glazing bars and sash windows. Historic Environment Scotland is consulted on some cases and publishes guidance on traditional windows. Conservation areas bring extra scrutiny of shopfronts and external changes.
Fire-rated glass is different
Glass in fire doors and fire screens must be fire-rated glass tested within that system, under section 2 of the Building Standards technical handbooks and the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 for non-domestic premises. Security and laminated glass are not fire-rated unless the product is tested for it.
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 Scottish Borders: questions
Which towns in Scottish Borders do you cover?
We can arrange work anywhere in Scottish Borders, including Galashiels, Hawick, Kelso and Peebles.
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.
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.
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.
Other glazing in Scottish Borders
- Glazing bead security upgrades
- Security window film
- Anti-ram-raid glazing
- Security secondary glazing
- Safety glazing for schools and public buildings
- Commercial reglazing
Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.