What should toughened safety glass cost in Smethwick?
Our guide range for toughened safety glass in Smethwick 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.
Specification at a glance
- Made to measure for each opening
- 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
- Heat-soaked option for large and overhead panes
Fitting in Smethwick and nearby
Whether you are in central Smethwick or at the edge of the B66 district, we can arrange a survey. Nearby West Bromwich and Birmingham are covered too.
The West Midlands spans Birmingham's city-centre offices and shopping streets, Coventry's post-war precincts, Black Country terraces and long suburban high streets in Wolverhampton and Dudley.
Good candidates for toughened safety glass:
- Panes below 800 mm in homes and offices
- Frameless office partitions and doors
- Balustrades in a laminated toughened makeup
- Glazed doors and side panels
Before the glass is ordered
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.
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
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.
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
- Tell us about the glazing
- Survey, measuring and frame check
- Written quote naming the glass
- Fitting and handover
Toughened safety glass in Smethwick: questions
Do you cover West Bromwich as well as Smethwick?
Yes. As well as Smethwick, we can arrange surveys in nearby West Bromwich, Birmingham and Halesowen. Dates depend on installer availability.
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.
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.
Toughened safety glass in nearby towns
Other glazing in Smethwick
- Security glass for doors
- Anti-ram-raid glazing
- Security secondary glazing
- Bullet-resistant glass
- Patio and bifold door security glass
- Anti-bandit glass
Get a guide price now and book your free survey in Smethwick.