Safety glazing for schools and public buildings in West Glamorgan

What should safety glazing for schools and public buildings cost in West Glamorgan?

Budget £95 to £345 plus VAT (£114 to £414 inc VAT) per pane for safety glazing for schools and public buildings in West Glamorgan, 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

Manifestation markings on large clear panes
Toughened and laminated replacement glass
Clear records for your estate files
Laminated glass for vision panels and corridors
Safety film for glass that can stay
Pane-by-pane survey and schedule of critical locations

Covering West Glamorgan

We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in West Glamorgan, including Swansea and Neath. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.

West Glamorgan centres on Swansea's city centre, SA1 waterfront offices and Victorian terraces, with the town centres of Neath and Port Talbot and Gower villages to the west.

Good candidates for safety glazing for schools and public buildings:

Colleges and community halls
Libraries, leisure centres and council buildings
Offices with older internal glazing
Nurseries and early-years settings

Towns in West Glamorgan

Before the glass is ordered

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.

Manifestation

Large clear panes need markings at eye level so people do not walk into them.

Glazing rules in Wales

Wales

Glazing in workplaces

Regulation 14 of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 applies in Wales. Windows and transparent surfaces in walls, partitions, doors and gates must be of safety material or protected against breakage where health or safety requires it, and marked so they are apparent. The employer's risk assessment decides where that applies.

Fire-rated glass is different

Glass in fire doors and fire screens must be fire-rated glass tested as part of that door or screen, under Approved Document B for Wales and, in non-domestic premises, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Security and laminated glass are not fire-rated unless the product is tested for it, so the two cannot simply be swapped.

How it works

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

Safety glazing for schools and public buildings in West Glamorgan: questions

Which towns in West Glamorgan do you cover?

We can arrange work anywhere in West Glamorgan, including Swansea, Neath, Gorseinon and Port Talbot.

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.

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.

Other glazing in West Glamorgan

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