Security glass for home windows in Gateshead

What should security glass for home windows cost in Gateshead?

Our guide range for security glass for home windows in Gateshead is £162 to £474 including VAT (£135 to £395 plus VAT) per window, including fitting. The survey is free for new installations and your fixed price follows in writing.

Security glass for home windows means replacing the glass in your existing frames with laminated glass or sealed units that have a laminated pane. The windows look and open exactly as before, but breaking the glass becomes a slow, noisy job rather than a quick way into the house.

What goes into security glass for home windows

Toughened outer pane where safety glass is required
Works with uPVC, aluminium and timber frames
Same overall thickness as your current units where possible
Low-E glass and argon to keep rooms warm
Security tape or clips on externally beaded windows
Frames, handles and locks left in place

Fitting in Gateshead and nearby

Surveys in Gateshead (NE8) are booked around installer availability. We also cover nearby Newcastle upon Tyne (1 mile), Felling (1 mile) and Wallsend (3 miles).

Tyne and Wear covers Newcastle's Grainger Town stone streets and quayside offices, the town centres of Sunderland and Gateshead, and large inter-war and post-war housing estates.

Good candidates for security glass for home windows:

Windows beside flat roofs, porches and extensions
Flats on walkways and balconies
Bungalows, where every window is at ground level
Basement and lower-ground windows

Before the glass is ordered

Keep or replace frames

If the frames are sound, new glass is the cheaper upgrade. If they are failing, we will tell you so you can compare with new windows.

Beads inside or out

Externally beaded windows can have the glass removed from outside. We fit security tape or clips so that route is closed.

Glazing rules in England

England

Windows needed for escape

Approved Document B expects many habitable rooms in houses, particularly upstairs, to have an escape window with a clear opening of at least 0.33 m², at least 450 mm high and 450 mm wide, with the bottom of the opening no more than 1,100 mm above the floor. Changing the glass does not alter that, but locks, secondary glazing and film must not stop the window opening. Laminated glass is hard to break through, so escape always relies on the window opening.

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

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

Security glass for home windows in Gateshead: questions

Can you survey in Gateshead and nearby towns?

Yes. Surveys in Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne and Felling are booked around installer availability.

Can you match my obscure bathroom glass?

We can usually match common obscure patterns, or fit a laminated obscure glass with a similar look.

Does replacing the glass need building regulations approval?

Replacing glass in an existing frame is generally treated as a repair. Replacing whole windows is controlled work: notifiable in England and Wales, and in Scotland and Northern Ireland the council's building control can say whether approval is needed. New glass in a critical location should still be safety glass.

Do I need new windows to get security glass?

No. If your frames are in good condition, we replace just the glass with laminated units made to fit them.

Security glass for home windows in nearby towns

Other glazing in Gateshead

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