Toughened safety glass in York

What should toughened safety glass cost in York?

Our guide range for toughened safety glass in York 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
Made to measure for each opening
Four to five times the strength of annealed glass
Clear, tinted, obscure, low-iron and sandblasted finishes
Holes, notches and polished edges for frameless fittings
Heat-soaked option for large and overhead panes

Fitting in York and nearby

Surveys in York (YO1) are booked around installer availability, as they are in nearby Selby (12 miles) and Harrogate (19 miles).

North Yorkshire includes York's walled city and listed streets, Harrogate's Victorian stone terraces, Middlesbrough's town centre and coastal Scarborough and Whitby.

Good candidates for toughened safety glass:

Glazed doors and side panels
Balustrades in a laminated toughened makeup
Frameless office partitions and doors
Shower screens and splashbacks

Before the glass is ordered

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.

Barriers and balustrades

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

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.

Fire-rated glass is different

Glass in fire doors, fire screens and protected escape routes has to be fire-rated glass tested as part of that door or screen system, under Approved Document B and the fire safety duties of the building's responsible person. Laminated and security glass are not fire-rated unless the product says so. Where a pane needs both fire and security performance, it must be a product tested for both.

How it works

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Toughened safety glass in York: questions

Can you survey in York and nearby towns?

Yes. Surveys in York, Selby and Harrogate are booked around installer availability.

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.

Why did my toughened glass break on its own?

Occasionally a tiny nickel sulphide inclusion or edge damage causes spontaneous breakage. Heat-soak tested glass reduces the risk for large or high panes.

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.

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