Aluminium windows and doors for Lagos, the security line
Lagos is the market where security comes before climate. The National Building Code of Nigeria has been in force since 2007 and is under revision; the glass follows the NIS/ISO product standards; and there is no national fenestration performance regime in between. What decides the build is the frontage: a ground-floor window in an estate, a street-facing office, a villa where the family needs to sleep with the windows open. The frame-integrated grille line is written for exactly that.
- National Building Code of Nigeria (2007, under revision) + NIS/ISO product standards for the glass; no national fenestration performance rating regime
- Port of Lagos (Apapa / Tin Can Island)
- 35–50 days including the last mile
The challenge here
Intrusion as the dominant driver on the frontage, last-mile logistics from the port, rain that should not close the ventilation, and a code under revision.
How we spec it
- Frame-integrated grille on the burglar-proof line: the unit that ships is the unit that is tested
- Glass to the NIS/ISO product standards, tempered in the fixed panels and laminated where the design asks for it
- Louvre and screen-door lines for ventilation that stays open in the rain
- Crating for the port-to-site last mile, with per-container packing lists
Certification path
The specification is carried by the per-order spec sheet and the per-model test report, with the glass stated against the NIS/ISO product standards. For the security frontage the grille is part of the unit before it is tested, so the test report covers the unit as delivered, rods or otherwise.
Systems for Lagos
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Specifying for Lagos
Are these the security rods or burglar bars Lagos builders specify?
The rods are usually welded after the window is installed, which means the security is not part of the unit that was tested. The grille line is frame-integrated: the grille is built into the sash and the frame before the test, so the unit that ships is the unit that is tested. Same intent, a different build.
What is the code situation in Nigeria?
The National Building Code has been in force since 2007 and is under revision; the glass follows the NIS/ISO product standards, and there is no national fenestration performance rating regime in between. So the specification rests on the per-order spec sheet and the per-model test report, with the glass stated against the product standards.
How does the last mile work from the port?
The route lands at Apapa or Tin Can Island, and the crating is built for the port-to-site leg rather than the dock only. The lead time on this page includes that last mile, and the per-container packing list ships with each set.
Does the ventilation stay open in the rain?
That is the louvre line: the angled blades shed the weather off the blade face, the mesh sits in the blade channel, and the opening keeps breathing through the wet season. The screen-door line carries the same argument for the doorway.
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