Toughened safety glass in Liverpool

What is the price of toughened safety glass in Liverpool?

Our guide range for toughened safety glass in Liverpool is £114 to £414 including VAT (£95 to £345 plus VAT) per pane, including fitting. The survey is free for new installations and your fixed price follows in writing.

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 goes into toughened safety glass

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

Fitting in Liverpool and nearby

Surveys in Liverpool (L1) are booked around installer availability, as they are in nearby Birkenhead (2 miles) and Wallasey (4 miles).

Merseyside has Liverpool's listed commercial centre and waterfront offices, Victorian terraces across the city and the Wirral, and suburban high streets in Southport and St Helens.

This glazing suits:

Panes below 800 mm in homes and offices
Frameless office partitions and doors
Shower screens and splashbacks
Glazed doors and side panels

Questions we will ask at the survey

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.

Building regulations and safety 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.

Replacing glass in an existing frame

Replacing only the glass or sealed unit in an existing frame is generally treated as a repair in England rather than notifiable building work. Replacing a whole window or door is notifiable and is normally certified through a competent person scheme or approved by building control. Either way, new glass in a critical location should still be safety glass.

How it works

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

Toughened safety glass in Liverpool: questions

Can you survey in Liverpool and nearby towns?

Yes. Surveys in Liverpool, Birkenhead and Wallasey are booked around installer availability.

How can I tell if glass is toughened?

Look for a permanent mark etched in a corner naming the standard. Polarised sunglasses can also show faint patterns in toughened glass. We can check during the survey.

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 Liverpool

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