Blast-resistant glazing in Reigate: what will it cost?
Typical prices for blast-resistant glazing in Reigate are £450 to £1,495 plus VAT (£540 to £1,794 inc VAT) per m², supplied and fitted. Use the quote tool for a guide figure, then we survey and confirm a fixed price.
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.
Glass and fitting options
- Deep-bite frames and structural silicone or mechanical retention
- Work planned from the threat assessment and engineer's design
- Anti-shatter film with edge-retention systems for existing windows
- Blast-resistant net curtains as a fragment-catching layer
- Sealed units with a laminated inner pane
- Manufacturer's test evidence supplied with your quote
Fitting in Reigate and nearby
From the RH2 district we also cover Redhill (2 miles) and Horley (5 miles). Survey dates depend on installer availability.
Surrey's commuter towns such as Guildford, Woking and Epsom mix Victorian and inter-war houses with modern glazed offices, while Farnham and Godalming have extensive conservation areas.
Typical settings for blast-resistant glazing:
- Government, council and civic buildings
- Transport hubs, venues and stadium frontages
- Laboratories and industrial sites with process risks
- Offices in city centres and near potential targets
Getting the right glass for your building
Fragment hazard
Some designs accept that glass will break but keep it in place; others allow controlled failure into a catching system. Both aim to stop flying shards.
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.
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
- Tell us about the glazing
- Survey, measuring and frame check
- Written quote naming the glass
- Fitting and handover
Blast-resistant glazing in Reigate: questions
Can you survey in Reigate and nearby towns?
Yes. Surveys in Reigate, Redhill and Horley are booked around installer availability.
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.
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.
Blast-resistant glazing in nearby towns
Other glazing in Reigate
- Laminated glass retrofit
- Anti-ram-raid glazing
- Kiosk and booth security glazing
- Safety glazing for schools and public buildings
- Misted unit replacement with laminated glass
- Anti-bandit glass
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