Frameless glazing, invented in Finland in the company LUMON in the last century, came to us recently. It can now be seen on our streets, balconies and loggias, glazed which attracts attention by its uniqueness and special elegance. Design, unencumbered by frame, it acquires lightness and airiness. This glazing can be done with your hands, if you are familiar with all the subtleties of the process set out in this article.

Advantages and disadvantages of frameless glass

This type frameless glazing both, gives a lot of advantages, and technical and operational. This system is characterized by:

• high reliability;
• wind resistance;
• the ability to withstand high static loads;
• ease of maintenance;
• durability.

Frameless system allows:

• enlarge window height to 3.2 m, and a width of 0.9 m;
• use tempered glass thickness 6 to 10 mm;
• increase the room lighting;
• perform glazing of balconies irregular shape;
• visually enlarge the space;
• create the effect of a continuous transparent walls;
• if necessary, to fully disclose a balcony or loggia;
• easy to clean glass. This is very important if you are afraid of heights. In this case protrude beyond the balcony you do not have;
• because on the surface tension of glass evenly distributed, even if it is broken, the fragments do not, the ability to hurt, and small cubes and safe;
• the appearance of the building where there is balconies or loggias with such glazing, looks very winning.

On the positive qualities of frameless glazing, it is described in the proposed video:

To choose from being fully conscious, it is necessary to stop at shortcomings. This system does not suit you if:

• glazing You are considering not only as protection against winds, precipitation and dust, but also as a substantial barrier from the cold in winter and from the heat in the summer. Frameless glazing is just well performing a protective function, but the temperature on the balcony or loggia will not increase and does not downgrade significantly. She will not differ little from street;
• choosing a fierce glazing, you hope that you will stop taking street noise at all. It is not: double-glazed windows in this sense 2 times more efficient than glass thickness of 0.6 cm;
• you definitely need a mosquito net. The system is deprived of the ability to install it;
• you want to save on glazing. This system is expensive.

Balcony glazing

If you chose this cold balcony glazing method, you can carry it in two ways:

• you invite specialists and they equip your balcony with a frameless glazing system at the highest level. It will be distinguished by good tightness. The sash in it not only open and closes, but also fully folded. Advanced glasses having a low thermal conductivity will even slightly increase the temperature on the balcony. Mounting floating floors, you will get an extra room;
• you yourself fulfill all the glazing glazed balcony.

Components of the frameless glazing

The system of frameless glazing consists of:

• hardened glass cloths having a thickness of 0.6 to 1 cm;
• upper and lower profiles. Most often they are made of aluminum;
• carriers carrying with ball bearings;
• platbands;
• sings;
• pads on the glass;
• lamp castle;
• retainer;
• handles lock;
• rubber or acrylic seals, which are dressed on the glass edge;
• fixing ribbons. With it is fixed sash.

Fireless glazing technology

To avoid many problems and not disappointed in the selected method of glazing, it is necessary to install it qualitatively. The technology of frameless glazing consists of the following steps:

• fastening top low tide;
• joining the upper aluminum profile;
• installation of the system of ball bearings serving to hold double rollers in the upper profile;
• installations of the upper brush silicone seal with an insertion of the upper glass profile and a panel of tempered glass;
• performing work on the installation of the glass profile, the sealing of the silicone and guide profile from the lower aluminum;
• fastenings to the balcony parapet of the lower mound;
• sealing gaps formed between glass and walls, sealant.

It should be noted that nails and screws are not used. The design is bonded specially designed for this glue. All these operations are easy to perform, but not to do it qualitatively for everyone. It is just necessary for jewelry accuracy, otherwise money and efforts to implement the ideas of frameless glazing with their own hands, will be wasted.

It will help to better imagine this video of frameless glazing:

On a note: Sometimes instead of tempered glass use monolithic polycarbonate. Dear guide profiles Folk crafts are replaced by the corresponding details from the wardrobes, but in this case there can be no high quality and speech.

If the difficulties did not scare you, and you are ready to experience them on yourself, then ordering ready-made elements of a system of frameless glazing, prefer reliable manufacturers.

The best manufacturers of frameless glazing systems of balconies and loggias

Pay attention to the Finnish Elegant system. She makes her company LUMON. It stands out:

• aesthetic species;
• simplicity;
• easy to use. You can control the system by means of a special handle by turning which you will open or close the sash;
• the presence of a patented ventilation mechanism. With its help, the glass takes a steady position in a proprietary state;
• the presence of a 5-year warranty.

Panoramic glazing systems from the manufacturer from Germany Stakuzit differ in good quality. Panorama's frameless glazing system has been used for many years and it has earned excellent recommendations:

• it is used for isolation from the streets of balconies, as well as to create terraces of country houses;
• the object configuration may be any;
• it is convenient that all the flaps move and fold, if you wish, you can fully open space, harmonica;
• the gap between the glasses is immeasured, because It is only 3 mm.

Domestic no worse than imported

Domestic manufacturers, namely, the technological bureau with its Estel Project production also learned how to produce good frameless glazing systems, such as Estel system (ESTEL):

• experts speak about the elements of this system even better than on foreign ones;
• value below about 3 times;
• elegant system differs from that glass sheet is attached to the profile, not only at the bottom but at the top, and thus the support points higher;
• glass not only move in a straight line, but also to overcome all sorts of angles. So, no matter what the configuration was loggia, although oval, round though perhaps its full opening;
• it is possible to use this system and other similar domestic - CTC to create light walls in the apartment or in the office or elsewhere;
• the price of domestic frameless glazing system is almost 3 times less than imports, although still expensive - from $ 100

Of course, you can also save by buying castles and videos at very low price, but then:

• get ready for the fact that every time you open your shutters, you will hear an unpleasant rattle;
• in addition, the internal structure will wear out quickly due to scratches that leave low-quality but cheap rollers on the glass.

Frameless glazing of terraces

Especially should take responsibility for the choice of the system of frameless glazing terraces:

1. Discover detail with her work and the device.
2. Select an option when well open sash.
3. glass panel thickness - 10 mm.
4. The width of the leaflets - from 06 to 0.6 cm.
5. Height - 3 m.
6. Usually frameless glass terraces system looks like a wall of glass, where the first flap pivots. Its complement the handle and locking device, so it can take the role of the door. There is no threshold.
7. If instead you choose to use glass polycarbonate, then:

• apply a special film on the upper section;
• along the lower edge of the hole make that water go freely. Otherwise, the material will become opaque;
• during fastening sheets are used thermowashers. They are needed for the prevention of linear expansion of polycarbonate at high temperatures;
• side edges of the panels protect the lining of rubber;
• if you want to completely clear the terrace, the roof is also made of polycarbonate. It can be as lean-and curved, but the radius should not exceed 6 °.

This terrace will cost is not cheap, but the beauty and lightness of the construction of the stand.

For your information: If you buy a glass on the market, then they have a protective film. Clean it better at the end of all installation work.

Now that you know the advantages and disadvantages of this option glazing. This, of course, beautiful and fashionable. Reviewing the photos of frameless glass, you make it once again. But the choice must still be based on your priorities and budget.