How much does blast-resistant glazing cost in Newcastle upon Tyne?
Typical prices for blast-resistant glazing in Newcastle upon Tyne 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.
What goes into blast-resistant glazing
- Laminated glass with thick or stiff interlayers
- Work planned from the threat assessment and engineer's design
- Blast-resistant net curtains as a fragment-catching layer
- Deep-bite frames and structural silicone or mechanical retention
- Glazing classed to BS EN 13541 or tested to ISO 16933 and 16934
- Anti-shatter film with edge-retention systems for existing windows
Fitting in Newcastle upon Tyne and nearby
Surveys in Newcastle upon Tyne (NE1) are booked around installer availability, as they are in nearby Gateshead (1 mile) and Felling (2 miles).
Tyne and Wear covers Newcastle's Grainger Town stone streets and quayside offices, the town centres of Sunderland and Gateshead, and large inter-war and post-war housing estates.
Typical places for blast-resistant glazing:
- Transport hubs, venues and stadium frontages
- Embassies, courts and police premises
- Offices in city centres and near potential targets
- Government, council and civic buildings
Things to decide before you order
Who sets the level
The design pressure comes from a threat and risk assessment by a security adviser or blast engineer, not from the glass supplier.
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 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
- Guide price online or by phone
- Survey in Newcastle upon Tyne
- Accept the fixed quote
- Fitted by glaziers working under our contract
Blast-resistant glazing in Newcastle upon Tyne: questions
Can you survey in Newcastle upon Tyne and nearby towns?
Yes. Surveys in Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and Felling are booked around installer availability.
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.
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.
Blast-resistant glazing in nearby towns
Other glazing in Newcastle upon Tyne
- Counter and reception security screens
- Commercial reglazing
- Shopfront security glass
- Display case security glass
- Security window film
- Broken glass replacement
Tell us about the glazing and we will come back with a guide price.