What should bullet-resistant glass cost in Fife?
Our guide range for bullet-resistant glass in Fife is £995 to £2,995 plus VAT (£1,194 to £3,594 inc VAT) per m², including fitting. The survey is free for new installations and your fixed price follows in writing.
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.
Choices you can make
- Single panes or sealed units for external use
- Speech panels and deal trays that keep the protection continuous
- BS EN 1063 classes BR1 to BR7 and SG1 or SG2
- Manufacturer's test evidence supplied with your quote
- Glass-clad polycarbonate options to save weight
- NS (no-splinter) makeups for staff working close to the glass
Covering Fife
We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in Fife, including Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.
Fife mixes the historic centre of St Andrews with Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy's town-centre retail, Glenrothes' new-town estates and the stone fishing villages of the East Neuk.
Good candidates for bullet-resistant glass:
- Bureaux de change and cash offices
- Petrol station night-pay windows
- Bank, building society and post office counters
- Security gatehouses and control rooms
Towns in Fife
Before the glass is ordered
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.
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.
Glazing rules in Scotland
Insurer requirements
Insurers set their own conditions for Scottish premises, stock and cash, and may name a glazing class such as BS EN 356 P6B. Get the wording in writing before you order. The insurer decides whether the glass meets their policy; we supply the manufacturer's test evidence with the quote.
Fire-rated glass is different
Glass in fire doors and fire screens must be fire-rated glass tested within that system, under section 2 of the Building Standards technical handbooks and the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 for non-domestic premises. Security and laminated glass are not fire-rated unless the product is tested for it.
How it works
- Guide price online or by phone
- Survey in Fife
- Accept the fixed quote
- Fitted by glaziers working under our contract
Bullet-resistant glass in Fife: questions
Which towns in Fife do you cover?
We can arrange work anywhere in Fife, including Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, Glenrothes, Cupar and Leven, and in other towns across the area.
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.
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.
Can any glass stop every bullet?
No. Glass is tested to resist particular weapons and ammunition, which is why it is called bullet-resistant and given a BS EN 1063 class rather than described as stopping everything.
Other glazing in Fife
- Laminated roof and conservatory glass
- Toughened safety glass
- Broken glass replacement
- Anti-bandit glass
- Shopfront security glass
- Laminated security glass
Tell us about the glazing and we will come back with a guide price.