Security glass for doors in Falmouth

What is the price of security glass for doors in Falmouth?

Budget £150 to £510 including VAT (£125 to £425 plus VAT) per door for security glass for doors in Falmouth, supplied and fitted. Larger panes, thicker makeups and difficult access cost more; the price is fixed in writing after the survey.

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.

Glass and fitting options

Works with timber, uPVC, composite and aluminium doors
Composite door cassettes where available
Clear, obscure and decorative designs
Glass for side panels and fanlights beside the door
Laminated inner pane with toughened outer pane
Safety glass suitable for critical locations

Fitting in Falmouth and nearby

From the TR11 district we also cover Truro (8 miles) and Redruth (9 miles). Survey dates depend on installer availability.

Cornwall's granite and slate cottages, harbourside shops and holiday lets face salt-laden coastal weather, and towns such as Truro, Falmouth and St Ives have conservation areas in their centres.

This glazing suits:

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

Questions we will ask at the survey

Side panels too

Side panels within 300 mm of the door are critical locations as well, and a weak side panel is an easy way in. We usually do both together.

Keep the design

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

Building regulations and safety in England

England

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.

Safety glass in critical locations

In England, section 5 of Approved Document K treats glazing in doors and in side panels within 300 mm of a door edge, from floor level up to 1,500 mm, and any other glazing below 800 mm, as a critical location. Glass there should break safely, be robust, or be guarded. Laminated or toughened glass meeting BS EN 12600 class 3 is the usual answer, rising to class 2 for door and side-panel panes wider than 900 mm.

How it works

Tell us about the glazing
Survey, measuring and frame check
Written quote naming the glass
Fitting and handover