How much does blast-resistant glazing cost in South Shields?
Guide prices for blast-resistant glazing in South Shields 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.
What you can specify
- Blast-resistant net curtains as a fragment-catching layer
- Manufacturer's test evidence supplied with your quote
- Laminated glass with thick or stiff interlayers
- Deep-bite frames and structural silicone or mechanical retention
- Anti-shatter film with edge-retention systems for existing windows
- Glazing classed to BS EN 13541 or tested to ISO 16933 and 16934
Fitting in South Shields and nearby
We arrange surveys and fitting in South Shields and across the NE33 postcode district, as well as in nearby Tynemouth (1 mile) and North Shields (1 mile). Dates depend on installer availability.
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:
- Offices in city centres and near potential targets
- Laboratories and industrial sites with process risks
- Government, council and civic buildings
- Transport hubs, venues and stadium frontages
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.
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.
Rules that apply in England
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.
Planning permission
Changing the glass in an existing window or shopfront does not usually need planning permission, because the building looks much the same afterwards. A new or altered shopfront, or security features added to the outside of a building, may need planning permission from the council. Bollards or barriers on the pavement need the highway authority's consent, which is normally the council.
How it works
- Guide price online or by phone
- Survey in South Shields
- Accept the fixed quote
- Fitted by glaziers working under our contract
Blast-resistant glazing in South Shields: questions
Do you cover Tynemouth as well as South Shields?
Yes. As well as South Shields, we can arrange surveys in nearby Tynemouth, North Shields and Jarrow. 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.
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.
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 South Shields
- Security secondary glazing
- Toughened safety glass
- Security glass for doors
- Misted unit replacement with laminated glass
- Kiosk and booth security glazing
- Security window film
Tell us about the glazing and we will come back with a guide price.