Glass is one of the sought-after types of building and finishing materials. Transparent constructions, mounted from glass paintings, can be seen in offices, fences of shopping centers, building facades, as peaks over the entrance and even in the form of exotic bridges.
Types of building glass
For the construction of translucent structures, two types of processed glass are used: tempered and laminated. Both have an increased security threshold. Tempered glass, when damaged, crumbles into small crumbs, laminated sags on the film. Mount it with mounting hardware.
Glass construct
In domestic conditions, the fastening of glass to glass is done with the help of special adhesive compounds such as "Crystal". Freezing, they become invisible and do not spoil the appearance of the product. To obtain a collapsible design, various types of fasteners are used, which make it possible to obtain any rectangular shape. For this purpose, accessories for fastening glass have been developed and are used for shower cabins, sliding systems, pendulum doors, visors and other architectural and design forms.
Types of fittings
In construction, decoration of industrial and residential premises, fittings are used for fastening paintings. Fasteners are made of polished stainless steel, the material guarantees strength, durability, aesthetics of joints.
The fittings are designed of several types, depending on the scope:
- glass to glass;
- glass to the wall;
- profile;
- spider.
One Touch Fasteners
The fastening of glass to glass can be found everywhere, if you pay attention to the transparent partitions, doors, showers. Installation of buildings is carried out using fittings. Each type of structure has its own fastener system. The point fastening of the glass involves drilling a hole in the canvas, where the mounting sleeve is inserted, with which the glass is attached to a wall or other glass. The aesthetics of the attachment are given by the pad. Pads or decorative caps have a diverse design, their main function is to hide structural connections and give a finished look to the whole product. The plug may protrude above the surface or be hidden in the plane.
For high-quality and safe construction of a translucent system, the calculation of the number of fasteners is required. It is done based on the technical characteristics of the hardware, the basis of the calculation is the ability of a fastener unit to withstand a certain number of kilograms of load. The point fastening of glass is most often used for the installation of fences of stairs, atriums, balconies. Glass aprons in the kitchen were widely used. Their installation can also be carried out by spot mounting to the wall.
Transparent facade
The fastening of glass to glass is used to give the design a visual lightness, absolute transparency. Glass facades of buildings are a modern trend in architecture. Technologically, transparent glass facades are called ventilated. Guides made of metal and glass mounting brackets help to build a translucent wall. The brackets are otherwise referred to as the spider mounting system . In appearance, it resembles a spider, hence the name appeared. Spider fasteners have modifications due to the need to install glass sheets in a straight plane or at an angle to each other. The magnitude of the angle varies.
Glass to glass fastening on the facades of buildings is carried out by joints to each other. The technology of a ventilated glass facade contains the required distance between the cladding sheets to protect it from adverse weather factors. Brackets are also designed to meet these requirements. Spider fittings have found application in the installation of roofs of buildings, flights of stairs, entrance groups, bridges. For large-scale work on the cladding of buildings, the manufacture of visors, staircases, ceilings, it is preferable to use laminated glass.
Partition Stability
A profile system is used to install a stationary glass partition. The profile is made of metal, for stability in adverse environments, most often aluminum. The system is called the "terminal profile", the principle of operation is to clamp the blade along the entire length. Technological holes are drilled in a glass sheet and clamped with bolts inside the profile system, additionally crimped by the sides. Profile fasteners are used for exterior and interior use.
The height of the profile ranges from forty to one hundred millimeters. It is used to fix the canvas with a thickness of at least six and not more than twelve millimeters. Glass is used tempered or laminated. A thin profile for fixing glass is used for the installation of fences, and a higher one is used for installing interior partitions, entrance groups, dividing the interior of the shopping center into retail space. In the case of mounting a glass partition wall, the clamp profile is mounted on the ceiling and floor for parallel upper and lower fixing of the sheets. The glass sheet may consist of several sheets connected in a single unit.
The architectural elements and design solutions embodied with the help of glass help to let in more light, leave the surrounding space a chance to become part of our life, dissolve obstacles and give a feeling of lightness.