Security glass for doors in Taunton

What should security glass for doors cost in Taunton?

Expect £150 to £510 including VAT (£125 to £425 plus VAT) per door for security glass for doors in Taunton. The written quote names the glass makeup, the price and the lead time before you commit.

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.

What you can specify

Clear, obscure and decorative designs
Safety glass suitable for critical locations
Composite door cassettes where available
Laminated backing for leaded and bevelled panels
Laminated inner pane with toughened outer pane
Glass for side panels and fanlights beside the door

Fitting in Taunton and nearby

We arrange surveys and fitting across Taunton and the TA1 postcode district, and in nearby Bridgwater (9 miles), Burnham-on-Sea (16 miles) and Tiverton.

Somerset's glazing runs from the Georgian sashes of Bath, a World Heritage city, to the town-centre shops of Taunton and Yeovil and the seafront at Weston-super-Mare.

Good candidates for security glass for doors:

Back and side doors with a large glazed panel
Doors with a thumb-turn lock near the glass
Front doors with glazed side panels
Flat entrance doors with vision panels

Before the glass is ordered

Composite door glass

Some composite doors use a cassette made by the door's maker. We check whether a laminated version is available before quoting.

Keep the design

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

Glazing rules 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.

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.

How it works

Guide price online or by phone
Survey in Taunton
Accept the fixed quote
Fitted by glaziers working under our contract

Security glass for doors in Taunton: questions

Do you cover Bridgwater as well as Taunton?

Yes. As well as Taunton, we can arrange surveys in nearby Bridgwater, Burnham-on-Sea and Tiverton. 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 Taunton

Tell us about the glazing and we will come back with a guide price.