Toughened safety glass in Kent

What should toughened safety glass cost in Kent?

Expect £114 to £414 including VAT (£95 to £345 plus VAT) per pane for toughened safety glass in Kent. The written quote names the glass makeup, the price and the lead time before you commit.

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.

Options for toughened safety glass in Kent

Four to five times the strength of annealed glass
Breaks into small blunt fragments
Made to measure for each opening
Clear, tinted, obscure, low-iron and sandblasted finishes
Made to BS EN 12150 and marked for identification
Heat-soaked option for large and overhead panes

Covering Kent

We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in Kent, including Maidstone and Gillingham. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.

Kent ranges from Canterbury's listed city centre and the Regency fronts of Tunbridge Wells to the Medway towns, Ashford's growth estates and coastal Margate and Folkestone.

Good candidates for toughened safety glass:

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

Towns in Kent

Before the glass is ordered

Barriers and balustrades

Glass that acts as a barrier usually needs a laminated toughened makeup so it stays in place if one ply breaks.

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.

Glazing rules in England

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

Postcode and a few photos
On-site survey
Fixed written price and lead time
Fit, check and explain

Toughened safety glass in Kent: questions

Which towns in Kent do you cover?

We can arrange work anywhere in Kent, including Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Tunbridge Wells and Folkestone, and in other towns across the area.

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.

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.

Other glazing in Kent

Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.

Free quote in Kent