Laminated security glass in Dundee and Angus

Laminated security glass in Dundee and Angus: what will it cost?

Our guide range for laminated security glass in Dundee and Angus is £174 to £594 including VAT (£145 to £495 plus VAT) per pane, including fitting. The survey is free for new installations and your fixed price follows in writing.

Laminated security glass is made by bonding two or more sheets of glass to a plastic interlayer, usually PVB, under heat and pressure. When it is struck the glass cracks but the fragments stay stuck to the interlayer, so the pane keeps filling the opening and has to be attacked again and again before anyone can get through.

Choices you can make

Edges sealed and glazed to suit timber, uPVC, aluminium and steel frames
Clear, low-iron, tinted, obscure and acoustic versions
Classes from P1A to P5A under BS EN 356, with heavier P6B to P8B options
Single panes or the inner or outer pane of a sealed unit
Cut to size on site or in the factory, unlike toughened glass
Blocks most UV light, which slows fading of furniture and stock

Covering Dundee and Angus

We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in Dundee and Angus, including Dundee and Arbroath. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.

Dundee's waterfront offices and city-centre shops sit among sandstone tenements, while Angus has the market town of Forfar and coastal Arbroath, Carnoustie and Montrose.

Typical settings for laminated security glass:

Glazed doors where a thumb-turn lock sits behind the glass
Rooflights and overhead glazing
Ground-floor windows that face a garden or alley
Low-level glass in homes, schools and offices

Towns in Dundee and Angus

Getting the right glass for your building

Single pane or sealed unit

In double glazing the laminated sheet is normally the inner pane, with a toughened outer pane where safety glass is needed. Single-glazed frames take a laminated pane on its own.

Clear or special glass

Low-iron glass removes the green tint on thick panes, acoustic interlayers cut road noise, and obscure versions give privacy for bathrooms and side panels.

What the rules say in Scotland

Scotland

Replacing glass in an existing frame

In Scotland, replacing glass in an existing frame is normally treated as a repair rather than work needing a building warrant. Whether replacing whole windows or doors needs a warrant depends on the building, and the work should still meet the building standards. The council's building standards service can confirm what applies.

Security rules for new homes

Standard 4.13 asks for doors and windows in new homes that are vulnerable to unlawful entry to be secure. Glazing that would let someone reach a lock from outside should be laminated or similarly robust, and easily accessible openable windows need a keyed lock or a keyless lock with laminated glass. It applies through the building warrant for new homes and conversions.

How it works

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

Laminated security glass in Dundee and Angus: questions

Which towns in Dundee and Angus do you cover?

We can arrange work anywhere in Dundee and Angus, including Dundee, Arbroath, Forfar and Montrose.

Does laminated glass stop burglars completely?

No glass makes a building impossible to enter. Laminated glass makes breaking in slow, noisy and hard work, which makes the building a much poorer target for an opportunist. Higher classes and stronger frames add more delay.

What does P2A mean on laminated glass?

P2A is a class under BS EN 356. A sample has to stop a 4.11 kg steel ball dropped three times from 3 metres without the ball passing through. It is a sensible minimum for windows and doors that can be reached from the ground.

Is laminated glass the same as safety glass?

Laminated glass is one type of safety glass, because it breaks safely and stays in place. Toughened glass is the other common type. Only laminated glass also gives real resistance to someone trying to break through.

Other glazing in Dundee and Angus

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