Security glass for doors in Peterborough

How much should I budget for security glass for doors in Peterborough?

Typical prices for security glass for doors in Peterborough are £150 to £510 including VAT (£125 to £425 plus VAT) per door, supplied and fitted. Use the quote tool for a guide figure, then we survey and confirm a fixed price.

Security glass for doors replaces the glazed panel in a front, back or side door with laminated safety glass, usually in a sealed unit with a toughened outer pane. It stops the common trick of breaking the glass to reach in and turn a key or thumb-turn left in the lock.

Options for security glass for doors in Peterborough

Internal beads or security tape so glass is much harder to remove from outside
Clear, obscure and decorative designs
Safety glass suitable for critical locations
Laminated backing for leaded and bevelled panels
Works with timber, uPVC, composite and aluminium doors
Composite door cassettes where available

Fitting in Peterborough and nearby

We can arrange security glass for doors across Peterborough, the main centre for Cambridgeshire, and in nearby towns including Stamford, March and Spalding.

Cambridgeshire has listed college streets and shopfronts in Cambridge and Ely, Peterborough's Victorian terraces and modern retail, and science-park offices with large glazed facades.

Common uses:

Kitchen and utility doors onto the garden
Doors with a thumb-turn lock near the glass
Front doors with glazed side panels
Flat entrance doors with vision panels

What to think about first

Thumb-turns and keys

Laminated glass makes reaching a thumb-turn far harder. Keeping keys away from the door helps too.

Keep the design

Most decorative glass can be copied or rebuilt with a laminated backing pane, so the door looks the same.

Consents and safety: England

England

Security rules for new homes

Approved Document Q has applied to new homes in England since 1 October 2015. Easily accessible doors and windows, meaning any part within 2 m vertically of the ground or another accessible surface, should meet PAS 24 or an equivalent, and glazing in doors and in windows within 400 mm of a door should be laminated to at least BS EN 356 P1A. It does not apply when you change the glass in an existing home, although it is a sensible benchmark.

Fire-rated glass is different

Glass in fire doors, fire screens and protected escape routes has to be fire-rated glass tested as part of that door or screen system, under Approved Document B and the fire safety duties of the building's responsible person. Laminated and security glass are not fire-rated unless the product says so. Where a pane needs both fire and security performance, it must be a product tested for both.

How it works

Postcode and a few photos
On-site survey
Fixed written price and lead time
Fit, check and explain

Security glass for doors in Peterborough: questions

Which areas near Peterborough do you cover?

We can arrange work in Peterborough and in nearby Stamford (11 miles), March (14 miles) and Spalding (15 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.

Can you replace glass in a composite door?

Often. Some composite doors take a standard unit; others use the maker's own cassette, which we source where possible.

Can you keep my stained or leaded glass design?

Usually. We add a laminated pane behind the decorative glass inside the sealed unit, or have a matching unit made.

Does door glass have to be safety glass?

Yes. Glass in doors up to 1,500 mm from the floor, and in side panels within 300 mm of the door edge, counts as a critical location and needs safety glass or protection.

Security glass for doors in nearby towns

Other glazing in Peterborough

Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.