Types of Glass Railing
Glass railings are a common type of architectural guardrail. Its function is to prevent accidental falls from balconies and protect the safety of family members.
As people’s awareness of home safety increases, the application of glass railings is becoming more and more widespread. Below we will introduce the classification of glass railing in detail.
Classification by material
Aluminum glass railing
Aluminum glass railing is made of high-strength aluminum alloy. It is heat-treated and surface-treated, and is characterized by corrosion resistance, rust prevention, and aesthetics. Its advantages are high strength, light weight, corrosion resistance, and beautiful and diverse modeling, suitable for modern home style.
Stainless steel glass guardrail
Stainless steel glass guardrail is made of high quality stainless steel material. It is finely processed and polished, characterized by high strength, corrosion resistance and no rust. Its advantages are long life, low maintenance cost, and strong wind resistance, suitable for high-rise residential use.
Iron glass railing
Iron glass fence is made of iron material. It undergoes artistic processing and surface treatment, featuring beautiful shape, rich color and corrosion resistance. Its advantages are strong sense of art and customizability, but it needs to pay attention to rust prevention and maintenance.
PVC glass balcony guardrail
PVC glass balcony guardrail is made of PVC material. Through processing and surface treatment, it is characterized by light weight, anti-aging and no rust. Its advantages are easy installation and low cost, but the strength and durability are relatively low.
Classification by processing method
Hot Bending Glass Railing
Hot bending glass guardrail adopts hot bending technology to process the glass into curved or shaped, and then connected and fixed with metal or other materials of the column. Its advantages are beautiful modeling, good permeability, but need to pay attention to the quality of the hot bending process and the load-bearing capacity of the glass.
Splice glass railing
Splice glass guardrail is made of multiple pieces of glass spliced together and fixed by metal or plastic material border. Its advantages are strong customizability and easy installation, but need to pay attention to the sealing and firmness of the splicing.
Laminated glass balcony guardrail
Laminated glass balcony guardrail adopts laminated glass material, after special processing and bonding treatment, with high strength, shockproof, sound insulation and other characteristics. Its advantage is high security, sound insulation effect is good, but need to pay attention to the quality of laminated glass and processing technology.
Classification by function
Ordinary glass balcony guardrail
Ordinary glass balcony guardrail mainly plays a basic protective role, the general height of 0.8-1 meters, suitable for family use. Its advantages are good permeability, beautiful and generous, but need to pay attention to the selection of appropriate materials and processing technology.
Anti-theft glass guardrail
Anti-theft glass balcony guardrail in the ordinary guardrail on the basis of increasing the anti-theft function, generally using thickened steel wire or steel pipe as a column, and equipped with alarm devices. Its advantages are high security performance, good protective effect, but need to pay attention to the installation specifications and maintenance.
Landscape glass railing
Landscape glass balcony guardrail in addition to the basic protective role, but also pay attention to the coordination and matching with the landscape, generally using artistic design and high-quality materials. Its advantages are beautiful and generous, and landscape into one, but need to pay attention to the selection of appropriate materials and processing technology.
Summarize the above
There are various classifications of glass railings, and users can choose the appropriate type according to the actual needs and environmental conditions. When choosing, attention should be paid to the quality of the material and the reliability of the processing technology to ensure safety and durability.
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