What should bullet-resistant glass cost in Coleraine?
Typical prices for bullet-resistant glass in Coleraine are £995 to £2,995 plus VAT (£1,194 to £3,594 inc VAT) per m², supplied and fitted. Use the quote tool for a guide figure, then we survey and confirm a fixed price.
Bullet-resistant glass is a thick laminated composite of glass, interlayers and often polycarbonate that is tested to stop specific firearms under BS EN 1063. The class, from BR1 to BR7 plus the shotgun classes SG1 and SG2, describes the weapon and ammunition the glass has been shown to stop. Ratings belong to the manufacturer's tested product, and their test evidence comes with your quote.
What goes into bullet-resistant glass
- Manufacturer's test evidence supplied with your quote
- Speech panels and deal trays that keep the protection continuous
- Matching rated frames, joints and transaction trays
- Built to the specification from your risk assessment
- BS EN 1063 classes BR1 to BR7 and SG1 or SG2
- NS (no-splinter) makeups for staff working close to the glass
Fitting in Coleraine and nearby
Surveys in Coleraine (BT52) are booked around installer availability. We also cover nearby Ballymoney (7 miles), Limavady (13 miles) and Ballymena (24 miles).
Londonderry's listed walled city and riverside offices, Coleraine's university-town centre and the north coast at Portstewart sit alongside the market towns of Magherafelt and Limavady.
Good candidates for bullet-resistant glass:
- Bank, building society and post office counters
- Security gatehouses and control rooms
- Petrol station night-pay windows
- Bureaux de change and cash offices
Before the glass is ordered
The rest of the screen
Frames, joints, trays and the wall below the counter must give matching protection, or the weakest part decides the real level.
Weight and structure
Ballistic glass is very heavy. The counter, floor and fixings must carry it, and some sites need a lighter glass-clad polycarbonate makeup.
Glazing rules in Northern Ireland
Glazing in workplaces
The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 contain an equivalent requirement to Great Britain's: windows and transparent surfaces in walls, partitions, doors and gates must be of safety material or protected where health or safety requires it, and marked so they are apparent. The employer's risk assessment decides where.
Planning permission
Planning in Northern Ireland is handled by the eleven councils, which decide whether a new or altered shopfront needs permission; changing the glass in an existing frame usually does not. Bollards or barriers on a public footway need consent from the Department for Infrastructure's roads service.
How it works
- Guide price online or by phone
- Survey in Coleraine
- Accept the fixed quote
- Fitted by glaziers working under our contract
Bullet-resistant glass in Coleraine: questions
Can you survey in Coleraine and nearby towns?
Yes. Surveys in Coleraine, Ballymoney and Limavady are booked around installer availability.
How thick is bullet-resistant glass?
It ranges from around 20 mm for lower handgun classes to well over 50 mm for rifle classes, depending on the manufacturer's makeup and whether polycarbonate is used.
What does NS mean on bullet-resistant glass?
NS means no splinters came off the protected face during the test. S means some fragments did. NS is the safer choice where people sit close behind the glass.
Can you fit bullet-resistant glass into existing frames?
Rarely. Ballistic glass is thick and heavy and its rating depends on a frame tested with it. In most cases the frame and glass are replaced together.
Bullet-resistant glass in nearby towns
Other glazing in Coleraine
- Security secondary glazing
- Laminated roof and conservatory glass
- Counter and reception security screens
- Misted unit replacement with laminated glass
- Anti-ram-raid glazing
- Shopfront security glass
Tell us about the glazing and we will come back with a guide price.