Staying at home and making the most of our outdoor spaces to meet with friends and family has become something of the norm since the beginning of the pandemic. As a result of this, consumers are renovating their homes to enhance their gardens and even to bring a sense of nature indoors. Alterations such as adding a balustrade or a balcony are particularly popular alterations, enhancing the look and feel of a property, encouraging natural light to flow in and even giving access to outdoors in a new way. For commercial situations too, glass balustrades enhance the outside space for pubs and restaurants who have extended their exterior seating arrangements to comply with social distancing restrictions and to give patrons peace of mind.
Installing glass balconies and balustrades without a hand rail for a minimal and high-end finish is not only trending but helpfully is now more straightforward than ever, with the CRL Posiglaze system. Fully adjustable even on uneven surfaces, Posiglaze features a unique clamping design and a quick and easy adjustable method to align glass panels without a handrail. Cleverly designed out of extruded aluminium, saving weight yet keeping strength, the system is lightweight yet extremely strong.
In fact, installation is possible in just four easy steps; fit the base channel to the substructure, clip the glass side clamps to the bottom edge of the glass panel, position the glass in the channel and attach the cover strip and bead gasket. The surface mount and the fascia mount base shoes can both accommodate 12 mm to 21.52mm glass thanks to the unique clamp kit design, providing a versatile, easy to use installation method for rail-free glass balustrades.
Also suitable for residential projects, CRL Spig-Lite Pro is a fully adjustable glass balustrade system with a unique clamping design that removes the need to hold the glass with locking pins. The elongated holes allow for easy adjustment of the glass panels, again ensuring the top edge of the glass is equal when a handrail is not required. The system achieves 0.74kN loading and features individual spigots that raise the glass to 32mm above floor level, creating a natural drainage solution that ensures no water can get trapped inside the balcony area.
Both systems are designed for use with toughened monolithic glass or toughened laminated glass and have been tested to BSi standard 6180:2011 for complete peace of mind that safety regulations are being met.
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