How much should I budget for safety glazing for schools and public buildings in Exeter?
Typical prices for safety glazing for schools and public buildings in Exeter are £95 to £345 plus VAT (£114 to £414 inc VAT) per pane, supplied and fitted. Use the quote tool for a guide figure, then we survey and confirm a fixed price.
Safety glazing for schools and public buildings means finding glass in critical locations, such as doors, side panels and low-level panes, that would break dangerously, and replacing it with toughened or laminated safety glass or protecting it with safety film. It helps duty holders meet workplace and building safety rules where children, staff and visitors move around.
What you can specify
- Toughened and laminated replacement glass
- Laminated glass for vision panels and corridors
- Clear records for your estate files
- Work in holidays and outside hours
- Manifestation markings on large clear panes
- Safety film for glass that can stay
Fitting in Exeter and nearby
We arrange surveys and fitting in Exeter and across the EX1 postcode district, as well as in nearby Exmouth (9 miles) and Tiverton (12 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.
Devon spans Exeter's Georgian and post-war centre, Plymouth's rebuilt 1950s shopping streets and waterfront offices, and seaside towns where sea air is hard on window frames and seals.
Common uses:
- Offices with older internal glazing
- Colleges and community halls
- Libraries, leisure centres and council buildings
- Nurseries and early-years settings
What to think about first
Manifestation
Large clear panes need markings at eye level so people do not walk into them.
Fire-rated panes
Glass in fire doors and screens must stay fire-rated. We use the fire-rated glass and glazing system named in the door or screen's certification or test evidence, never plain laminated glass, and some doors need a certificated fire-door installer.
Consents and safety: England
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.
Glazing in workplaces
Regulation 14 of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 requires windows and transparent surfaces in walls, partitions, doors and gates to be of safety material or protected against breakage where health or safety makes that necessary, and to be marked so people notice them. The employer or the person in control of the premises decides what is needed through their risk assessment.
How it works
- Guide price online or by phone
- Survey in Exeter
- Accept the fixed quote
- Fitted by glaziers working under our contract
Safety glazing for schools and public buildings in Exeter: questions
Do you cover Exmouth as well as Exeter?
Yes. As well as Exeter, we can arrange surveys in nearby Exmouth, Tiverton and Newton Abbot. Dates depend on installer availability.
What are critical locations?
Glazing in and beside doors up to 1,500 mm from the floor and other glazing below 800 mm, in the English guidance. Similar rules apply in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Is wired glass safety glass?
Not usually. Ordinary wired glass is not a safety glass and can break into sharp pieces in impact positions. Some wired glass is used for fire resistance, which is a different job.
Do we have to replace all the old glass?
Not necessarily. The duty is to make glass safe where needed. That may mean replacement, film or guarding, depending on the pane and the risk.
Safety glazing for schools and public buildings in nearby towns
Other glazing in Exeter
- Laminated glass retrofit
- Blast-resistant glazing
- Shopfront security glass
- Patio and bifold door security glass
- Counter and reception security screens
- Anti-bandit glass
Tell us about the glazing and we will come back with a guide price.