Commercial
Secondary Glazing for Hotels
Guest reviews live and die on sleep quality — and traffic noise is the number-one culprit in every city-centre hotel we've surveyed. Below is the specification we install most often for hotels clients, and how we handle 30–60 bedrooms, phased so trading isn't interrupted.
Standard spec for hotels
We spec key-locking handles on ground-floor bedrooms without exception.
Acoustic laminated glass at 6.8 mm is the default for all street-facing bedrooms.
If the corridor door undercut, the ensuite extract, the party wall or roof plant is the source, glazing will not cure it, and we will say which rooms will actually benefit.
"How do you fit around a live hotel?"
We work night-shift installs, one floor at a time, with no dust reaching guest floors.
Local reference points
- Regulations
- Part E (sound) and Part L (thermal) apply to any material change of use
- Typical project
- 30–60 bedrooms, phased so trading isn't interrupted
- Recommended service
- Soundproofing
- Performance
- 45–54 dB reduction with a 100–150 mm cavity
- Recommended product
- horizontal sliders
- Coverage
- South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Notts
Other commercial sectors we cover
Recent installs nearby
Ecclesall Road bay-window sound retrofit
Three-panel horizontal sliders across a 3.2 m Edwardian bay — Rw measured at 47 dB post-install.
A61 corridor 1930s semi
Front-facing Crittall casements enclosed with hinged secondary units. Traffic noise reduced from disruptive to background.
Broomhill student HMO acoustic upgrade
12 bedrooms retrofitted between academic years with 6.4 mm laminated horizontal sliders.
Commercial-grade specification, phased around your operation
Hotels, schools, offices — tell us the trading pattern and we'll fit around it.
Common questions
Do you supply the acoustic performance data insurers ask for?
Yes — every acoustic-specified install ships with a performance report you can hand directly to an insurer or building-control officer.
Is there a warranty?
Yes — 10 years on the manufacture and installation, and a manufacturer's warranty on the glass units.
How much noise reduction can I realistically expect?
With a 100 mm cavity and 6.4 mm laminated secondary glass we routinely measure 40–47 dB Rw — enough to drop main-road traffic to a soft background hum.
Can I still open the original window?
Yes — every sliding, hinged and lift-out unit is designed to move clear so you can operate the primary window behind it.
Is it worth it on a modern double-glazed window?
For noise, yes — modern DG units were designed for thermal not acoustic performance, and a laminated secondary pane adds the acoustic mismatch they lack.
Next step for hotels projects
Tell us the site, the trading pattern and the acoustic or thermal target. We'll come back with a phased programme and a fixed-price quote — most hotels projects complete without any operational disruption.