Blast-resistant glazing in Coventry: what will it cost?
Budget £450 to £1,495 plus VAT (£540 to £1,794 inc VAT) per m² for blast-resistant glazing in Coventry, supplied and fitted. Larger panes, thicker makeups and difficult access cost more; the price is fixed in writing after the survey.
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
- Glazing classed to BS EN 13541 or tested to ISO 16933 and 16934
- Sealed units with a laminated inner pane
- 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
Fitting in Coventry and nearby
We can arrange blast-resistant glazing anywhere in Coventry, and in nearby Kenilworth, Bedworth and Nuneaton. Tell us your postcode and we will offer dates.
The West Midlands spans Birmingham's city-centre offices and shopping streets, Coventry's post-war precincts, Black Country terraces and long suburban high streets in Wolverhampton and Dudley.
Typical settings 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
Getting the right glass for your building
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.
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.
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
- Send sizes or use the quote tool
- Free survey at your Coventry address
- Fixed price in writing
- Glass made, then fitted
Blast-resistant glazing in Coventry: questions
Which areas near Coventry do you cover?
We can arrange work in Coventry and in nearby Kenilworth (5 miles), Bedworth (5 miles) and Nuneaton (8 miles). Dates depend on 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.
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.
Blast-resistant glazing in nearby towns
Other glazing in Coventry
- Misted unit replacement with laminated glass
- Anti-ram-raid glazing
- Security glazed doors and screens
- Laminated roof and conservatory glass
- Patio and bifold door security glass
- Counter and reception security screens
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