Blast-resistant glazing in Somerset: what will it cost?
Our guide range for blast-resistant glazing in Somerset is £450 to £1,495 plus VAT (£540 to £1,794 inc VAT) per m², including fitting. The survey is free for new installations and your fixed price follows in writing.
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.
Options for blast-resistant glazing in Somerset
- Sealed units with a laminated inner pane
- Glazing classed to BS EN 13541 or tested to ISO 16933 and 16934
- Work planned from the threat assessment and engineer's design
- Manufacturer's test evidence supplied with your quote
- Anti-shatter film with edge-retention systems for existing windows
- Blast-resistant net curtains as a fragment-catching layer
Covering Somerset
We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in Somerset, including Bath and Weston-super-Mare. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.
Somerset's glazing runs from the Georgian sashes of Bath, a World Heritage city, to the town-centre shops of Taunton and Yeovil and the seafront at Weston-super-Mare.
Typical settings for blast-resistant glazing:
- Transport hubs, venues and stadium frontages
- Embassies, courts and police premises
- Laboratories and industrial sites with process risks
- Government, council and civic buildings
Towns in Somerset
- BathBA1
- BridgwaterTA6
- Burnham-on-SeaTA8
- ClevedonBS21
- FromeBA11
- NailseaBS48
- PortisheadBS20
- TauntonTA1
- Weston-super-MareBS23
- YeovilBA20
Getting the right glass for your building
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.
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
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.
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.
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 Somerset: questions
Which towns in Somerset do you cover?
We can arrange work anywhere in Somerset, including Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Taunton, Yeovil and Bridgwater, and in other towns across the area.
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.
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.
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.
Other glazing in Somerset
- Display case security glass
- Patio and bifold door security glass
- Security glass for home windows
- Laminated glass retrofit
- Broken glass replacement
- Security glazed doors and screens
Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.