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Our biggest recommendation for saving money on your glass balustrade is the installation itself! Installing a balustrade is not complicated. Why not install it yourself? If not any half decent builder will be able to help
A good proportion of our customers are DIY enthusiasts. If you think that you will need some help then any competent builder should be able to install any of our systems. We have installation videos for most of our products and if you have any problems at all then our technical team is always on hand to help!
The single biggest thing that will determine the cost of your glass balustrade is the glass thickness. The thinner the glass, the cheaper the balustrade. Systems such as stainless steel posts which usually use a thinner glass are more often than not cheaper than systems such as frameless glass which usually use thicker, structural glass.
Once you start to use different types of glass, it will usually increase the price. If price is your most important starting point, then you should opt for systems that can accommodate thinner, toughened glass. Usually this is 10mm toughened glass.
We certainly think so! An elegant solution that is structurally sound, we think that a glass balustrade really adds that wow factor to your home or office! We can help you to minimise the costs.
The maintenance costs really are minimal for any budget friendly glass balustrades. If you are using stainless steel posts all you need to do is to wipe down the stainless steel a few times a year to prevent residue building up on the stainless steel that can cause it to discolour. The frequency of cleaning depends on where your balustrade is installed. For example, if your balustrade is next to the sea or a swimming pool, you may have to clean the stainless steel more frequently.
Safety is and always will be our number one priority when it comes to advising you on your installation. Depending on your application, you need to ensure that you comply with Building Regulations. The key regulation to always consider is that if your balustrade is protecting a fall of 600mm or more you should either have a laminate glass and/or a handrail.
Installing the balustrade yourself will give you your biggest saving! A good proportion of our customers are DIY enthusiasts. We want to take the mystery out of installing your balustrade. Be it our easy to install systems, our installation videos or the fact that our technical team are always on hand to help, it really isn’t that complicated!
It is the glass thickness that will have the greatest impact on the cost of any balustrade. The thicker the glass, the greater the cost. The biggest jump in cost is between toughened glass and laminate glass. By way of example, 10mm toughened glass is usually more then twice the cost of 10mm toughened glass.
It is sensible to always try and get a cost for your fixings. More often that not the fixings are not material to the overall cost. When fixing stainless steel posts, the cost is not enormous. This is however not always the case particularly when fixing frameless channel to concrete. We stock the vast majority of fixings and can quickly provide you with a quote.
Building regulations can impact the cost of a balustrade particularly as they may impact the thickness and subsequently the cost of the glass. Building regulations are there to ensure that your balustrade is safe and we would always encourage you to follow them where possible. In our experience different building control officers can interpret the regulations in different ways. If you are in any doubt, we would always encourage to you to consult with your building control officer before buying and installing your balustrade.
You can of course always build an alternative that is cheaper than glass balustrade. Glass balustrade need not however be expensive. If you combine installing the balustrade yourself (or have a decent builder that can hep) with using 10mm glass thickness in post and rail it really can be cost effective!
It may not always be cheaper to not have a top rail for you glass balustrade. To meet building regulations for a balustrade that is protecting a fall of 600mm or more, you will need to either have a handrail or a laminate glass. For certain applications such as stainless steel posts, it is usually cheaper to have a handrail with 10mm toughened glass than it is to have a laminate glass such as 13.5mm toughened laminate.
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