What is the price of security glass for doors in Dorset?
Our guide range for security glass for doors in Dorset is £150 to £510 including VAT (£125 to £425 plus VAT) per door, including fitting. The survey is free for new installations and your fixed price follows in writing.
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 Dorset
- Safety glass suitable for critical locations
- Works with timber, uPVC, composite and aluminium doors
- Laminated backing for leaded and bevelled panels
- Glass for side panels and fanlights beside the door
- Internal beads or security tape so glass is much harder to remove from outside
- Composite door cassettes where available
Covering Dorset
We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in Dorset, including Bournemouth and Poole. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.
Dorset covers Bournemouth and Poole's seafront hotels, offices and shopping streets, Georgian fronts in Weymouth, and stone market towns such as Dorchester, Bridport and Sherborne.
This glazing suits:
- Front doors with glazed side panels
- Flat entrance doors with vision panels
- Kitchen and utility doors onto the garden
- Back and side doors with a large glazed panel
Towns in Dorset
Questions we will ask at the survey
Keep the design
Most decorative glass can be copied or rebuilt with a laminated backing pane, so the door looks the same.
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.
Building regulations and safety in England
Replacing glass in an existing frame
Replacing only the glass or sealed unit in an existing frame is generally treated as a repair in England rather than notifiable building work. Replacing a whole window or door is notifiable and is normally certified through a competent person scheme or approved by building control. Either way, new glass in a critical location should still be safety glass.
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
- Tell us about the glazing
- Survey, measuring and frame check
- Written quote naming the glass
- Fitting and handover
Security glass for doors in Dorset: questions
Which towns in Dorset do you cover?
We can arrange work anywhere in Dorset, including Bournemouth, Poole, Weymouth, Christchurch and Bridport, and in other towns across the area.
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.
Will new door glass affect my door's warranty?
If the door is still under its maker's warranty, check their terms first. We will tell you if the door needs the maker's own glass.
Other glazing in Dorset
- Security glazed doors and screens
- Bullet-resistant glass
- Shopfront security glass
- Misted unit replacement with laminated glass
- Glazing bead security upgrades
- Counter and reception security screens
Get a guide price now and book your free survey in Dorset.