Safety glazing for schools and public buildings in Portsmouth: what will it cost?
Budget £95 to £345 plus VAT (£114 to £414 inc VAT) per pane for safety glazing for schools and public buildings in Portsmouth, supplied and fitted. Larger panes, thicker makeups and difficult access cost more; the price is fixed in writing after the survey.
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.
Choices you can make
- Work in holidays and outside hours
- Toughened and laminated replacement glass
- Laminated glass for vision panels and corridors
- Fire-rated glass for fire doors and screens, using the glazing system named in the door's certification
- Safety film for glass that can stay
- Manifestation markings on large clear panes
Fitting in Portsmouth and nearby
We can arrange safety glazing for schools and public buildings anywhere in Portsmouth, and in nearby Gosport, Fareham and Havant. Tell us your postcode and we will offer dates.
Hampshire covers the port-city shops and offices of Southampton and Portsmouth, Winchester's listed centre, and commuter estates around Basingstoke, Eastleigh and Fareham.
Typical settings for safety glazing for schools and public buildings:
- Nurseries and early-years settings
- Offices with older internal glazing
- Libraries, leisure centres and council buildings
- Colleges and community halls
Getting the right glass for your building
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.
Prioritising
Start with doors, side panels and low-level glass in busy areas, then work outwards. The schedule makes it easy to phase.
What the rules say in 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 Portsmouth
- Accept the fixed quote
- Fitted by glaziers working under our contract
Safety glazing for schools and public buildings in Portsmouth: questions
Which areas near Portsmouth do you cover?
We can arrange work in Portsmouth and in nearby Gosport (2 miles), Fareham (5 miles) and Havant (6 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.
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.
Can you work during school holidays?
Yes. Most school glazing work is planned for holidays, weekends or after hours.
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.
Safety glazing for schools and public buildings in nearby towns
Other glazing in Portsmouth
- Counter and reception security screens
- Anti-bandit glass
- Toughened safety glass
- Laminated security glass
- Security window film
- Patio and bifold door security glass
Tell us about the glazing and we will come back with a guide price.