Glass has become a popular material of choice in balustrade selection for new homes and buildings all around the world.
In modern architecture, frameless glass balustrades form an integral part of the overall design and a lot of emphasis is placed on the final finishing details of these balustrades. Glass Balustrades are first and foremost the safety feature in your new home or building and must comply with the statutory safety requirements as published in the South African National Building Codes.
Timeless Benefits of Glass Balustrades are:
Compliments the architectural design of many buildings
Glass Balustrades offer numerous complimentary design elements to today’s architecture. These balustrades will add beauty to your new home or building and compliments from the most traditional to ultra-modern architectural design.
Uninterrupted views and light
Clients that want to preserve a beautiful view, garden or pool area would benefit from selecting one of our many glass balustrade designs. Avoid blocking light by installing frameless glass balustrades in an area that the flow of light would otherwise have been interrupted by a post and rail balustrade design.
Low in Maintenance
Glass balustrades are extremely low in maintenance and require a good spray on and wipe off glass cleaning product. We recommend cleaning your glass balustrades as often as you clean your windows. Glass Polishing specialists can restore your glass balustrades after some time should you have small scratches that you cannot get rid of.
Durable and Safe
At Steel Studio, all of our glass balustrades are designed, tested and signed off by a professional structural engineer, thus ensuring the safety of all that utilise your building. According to engineers calculations and specifications, post and glass balustrades (framed two sides) must comprise of a minimum of 10mm toughened safety glass and frameless glass balustrades must comprise of a minimum of 12mm toughened safety glass. Not complying with glass specifications could result in serious accidents or even death.
On completion, always ask your balustrade contractor for the Form 3: Declaration by a competent person appointed to design a component or an element of a system, from the National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act, 1977 (Act No. 103 of 1977). If your balustrade contractor cannot provide you with this Form 3, you are ensured that your balustrade has not been designed, tested and signed off by a professional structural engineer.