Toughened safety glass in Armagh

How much should I budget for toughened safety glass in Armagh?

As a guide, allow £114 to £414 including VAT (£95 to £345 plus VAT) per pane for toughened safety glass in Armagh, supplied and fitted. Size, glass makeup, access and frame condition move the price, which is confirmed in writing after the free survey.

Toughened safety glass is ordinary glass that has been heated and rapidly cooled so its surface is held in compression, making it four to five times stronger than annealed glass of the same thickness. If it does break, it shatters into small, relatively blunt pieces instead of sharp shards, which is why it is used in doors, low-level panes and frameless partitions.

What you can specify

Made to BS EN 12150 and marked for identification
Holes, notches and polished edges for frameless fittings
Clear, tinted, obscure, low-iron and sandblasted finishes
Four to five times the strength of annealed glass
Single panes or the outer pane of a sealed unit
Breaks into small blunt fragments

Fitting in Armagh and nearby

We arrange surveys and fitting in Armagh and across the BT61 postcode district, as well as in nearby Portadown (10 miles) and Dungannon (12 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.

County Armagh centres on Armagh's Georgian city, with the town-centre shops and older terraces of Portadown and Lurgan and rural villages across the orchard county.

Common uses:

Balustrades in a laminated toughened makeup
Panes below 800 mm in homes and offices
Frameless office partitions and doors
Glazed doors and side panels

What to think about first

Heat soaking

Rare nickel sulphide inclusions can make toughened glass break without warning. Heat soaking reduces the risk and is worth specifying for large, high or overhead panes.

Toughened or laminated

Toughened gives strength and safe breakage. Laminated gives safe breakage and stays in place, which is what security needs. Many doors use both in one sealed unit.

Consents and safety: Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Glazing in workplaces

The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 contain an equivalent requirement to Great Britain's: windows and transparent surfaces in walls, partitions, doors and gates must be of safety material or protected where health or safety requires it, and marked so they are apparent. The employer's risk assessment decides where.

Replacing glass in an existing frame

Building regulations in Northern Ireland are administered by the eleven councils' building control services. Replacing only the glass in an existing frame is generally treated as a repair, while replacing whole windows or doors can be controlled work, so check with building control first. New glass in a critical location should be safety glass under Part V.

How it works

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

Toughened safety glass in Armagh: questions

Do you cover Portadown as well as Armagh?

Yes. As well as Armagh, we can arrange surveys in nearby Portadown, Dungannon and Craigavon. Dates depend on installer availability.

Is toughened glass a security glass?

No. Toughened glass is strong and breaks safely, but once broken the pane falls out and leaves the opening clear. For security, choose laminated glass or a unit with a laminated pane.

Where must safety glass be used?

In critical locations: in England, Approved Document K covers glazing in and beside doors up to 1,500 mm from the floor and other glazing below 800 mm; Wales has the same idea in its Approved Document N, Scotland in standard 4.8 and Northern Ireland in Part V. Glass there must be safety glass or protected.

Can toughened glass be cut to fit?

No. Cutting or drilling toughened glass makes it shatter, so every pane, hole and notch is made to size before toughening.

Toughened safety glass in nearby towns

Other glazing in Armagh

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