How much should I budget for blast-resistant glazing in Cardiff?
Guide prices for blast-resistant glazing in Cardiff 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
- Laminated glass with thick or stiff interlayers
- Work planned from the threat assessment and engineer's design
- Manufacturer's test evidence supplied with your quote
- Glazing classed to BS EN 13541 or tested to ISO 16933 and 16934
- Sealed units with a laminated inner pane
- Blast-resistant net curtains as a fragment-catching layer
Fitting in Cardiff and nearby
We can arrange blast-resistant glazing across Cardiff, the main centre for South Glamorgan, and in nearby towns including Penarth, Caerphilly and Barry.
South Glamorgan covers Cardiff's city-centre arcades, offices and Bay waterfront, Victorian terraces in Canton and Roath, and the coastal towns of Barry and Penarth.
Common uses:
- Laboratories and industrial sites with process risks
- Embassies, courts and police premises
- Offices in city centres and near potential targets
- Government, council and civic buildings
What to think about first
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.
Consents and safety: Wales
Listed buildings and conservation areas
Listed buildings in Wales need listed building consent from the local planning authority for works that affect their character, which can include replacing historic glass, glazing bars or sashes. Cadw advises on the historic environment in Wales. Reversible options such as secondary glazing are often easier to agree, but the council decides.
Planning permission
In Wales the local planning authority decides whether a new or altered shopfront needs planning permission. Replacing glass in an existing frame usually does not, because the outside of the building looks much the same. Bollards or barriers on the pavement need consent from the highway authority, normally the council.
How it works
- Send sizes or use the quote tool
- Free survey at your Cardiff address
- Fixed price in writing
- Glass made, then fitted
Blast-resistant glazing in Cardiff: questions
Which areas near Cardiff do you cover?
We can arrange work in Cardiff and in nearby Penarth (3 miles), Caerphilly (7 miles) and Barry (7 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.
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.
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
Other glazing in Cardiff
- Counter and reception security screens
- Security secondary glazing
- Security window film
- Misted unit replacement with laminated glass
- Patio and bifold door security glass
- Shopfront security glass
Ready for a price? Use the form or call 0800 088 6248.