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safe granular pieces when broken, perfect if
you have lively young children.
• Laminated glass - two pieces of glass bonded
with a clear plastic interlayer so it cracks when
broken but stays in position, reducing the risk
of injury and ideal for crime prevention.
You can also get fire resistant glass for
doors and screens in areas where fire
protection is needed such as upper floors and
doors to garages.
Sky Lights / Roof Conversions
Converting roof and loft space is a popular way
to transform a home, but placing windows into
hard-to reach areas such as a loft can make
cleaning challenging.
Glass is available with self-cleaning properties
that can vastly reduce the time spent, and
dangers of cleaning glass in hard-to-reach
areas. Using daylight and rainwater to
breakdown and wash away organic dirt, it
continually cleans itself and provides a clearer
view, leaving windows looking cleaner for
longer. There is also the option of blue tinted
glass to improve aesthetics and provide solar
Doors glass specially developed to resist entry for control, creating a blue sky view all year round.
Glazing in internal and external doors can longer. For internal doors there are impact Your choice of products has never been
provide added light and a sense of space resistant grades of glass with and without so good.
without compromising on safety, security levels of privacy. Replacing or installing new glazing into a
or privacy. Glass in and around doors within and below home can provide enhanced appearance,
For external doors, think about the degree 1500mm from the floor needs to be impact energy-savings and comfort. The key is to do
the doors need to act as a barrier between the resistant. There are two common types of your research and get the right glass for
outdoors and the inside of the home. If the safety glass available: the relevant area.
door may be vulnerable ask about burglar • Toughened glass - up to five times stronger
resistant doors and grades of laminated than ordinary glass and shatters into small,
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