What is a glass balustrade?

What is a glass balustrade?

Balustrades are panels that provide a barrier or fence, sometimes with supporting posts (balusters). While their primary purpose is usually as a safety barrier, glass balustrades are increasingly used to add sophistication and a contemporary style, both indoors and outdoors.

How thick should frameless glass balustrade be?

Glass type/thickness The most important thing to recognise is that if no top rail is in place then toughened laminated glass must be used. For an internal balustrade with no fall factor, 12mm glass is suitable. For internal use, with a fall factor and with a top rail 15mm toughened is suitable (0.74kN loading).

How strong is glass balustrade?

For external glass balustrades on domestic properties, the load requirement stated by UK Building Regulations is 0.74kN/m. In other words, every metre length of a balustrade should be able to hold the complete weight of a person weighing 75 kilograms at the same time.

How are frameless glass railings measured?

To find out how to measure correctly, take a look at the below information.

1. Find the angle of your staircase. First of all, you need to measure the angle of your stairs.
2. Measure the total width. The total width is the horizontal length of the balustrade, measured from newel face to newel face.
3. Measure your handrail height.

Is glass balustrade good?

GLASS BALUSTRADES ARE STRONG AND DURABLE As well as looking wonderful, a glass balustrade is exceptionally robust. In fact, glass is more durable than wood, which is often prone to pest infestation or corrosion after a few years. Over time, glass will continue to maintain its durability and quality.

Is glass balustrade safe?

Not only are glass balustrades a safe choice, in many cases they are the safest choice. Glass is a highly robust material that doesn’t degrade over time.

Does glass balustrade need to be laminated?

Design Options for Glass Balustrades The glass specification will always need to be a pane of toughened and laminated glass with an adequate interlayer.

Is frameless glass balustrade safe?

Are glass balustrades safe? Professionally installed, legislation-compliant balustrades are incredibly safe. Adding a balustrade, banister or barrier will always improve the safety of a staircase, mezzanine or balcony and your choice of material won’t change that.

What is the gap between glass balustrade?

You’ll have gaps between the panels of glass. Under building regs you are allowed upto a 99mm gap, we suggest a 10mm/20mm gap between panels. This allows for the glass to expand/contract and also makes life easier when installing.

What is a balustrade on stairs?

The balustrade is the railing and baluster that prevents you from falling over the edge. It’s also the collective name for the complete assembly of handrails, including spindles and newel posts. Handrail: This is the part of the staircase we use for support when going up and down the stairway.

What are frameless balustrades and how can they be used?

Using toughened laminated structural glass, specially designed for use as frameless balustrades, you can create a structural balustrade that creates no obstruction insight through a space with a minimal contemporary finish throughout a build.

Glass balustrades are an extremely popular use of structural glazing in modern architectural design. By using a piece of frameless glass as a protection barrier at level changes you maintain light travel through a building and do not interrupt sightlines from anywhere in the area.

What are the different types of balustrades?

The typical stainless steel and glass balustrade with satin silver glass clamps completes the classic balustrade. The channel has a noninvasive design for those who are seeking a modern look. Often integrated with floor finishes, it conceals channels to create an appearance that the glass protrudes out of the ground.

Can I use low iron glass in frameless balustrading?

IQ would always recommend using specialist low iron glass in frameless balustrading. This will eliminate any ‘greening’ effect that could be visible on the exposed glass edges of the frameless balustrade.