Glass Types

We supply and install the following:

• Tempered
  Tempered Glass is also sometimes called toughened glass. It is very strong and is often used as safety glass. When tempered glass is broken, it will usually break into very small pieces instead of into big shards. This makes it less likely to cut a person. Tempered glass is known to be several times stronger than laminated glass. Tempered glass is created using chemical and thermal treatments. The treatments give it more balanced internal stress capabilities.
Applications: Tempered glass is commonly used in frameless glass doors used in commercial settings. Passenger windows in vehicles are usually made of tempered glass. The windshields in automobiles are typically made of laminated glass, as is the glass commonly used in skylights. Laminated glass is often used in applications where there is a severe risk of high winds.



• Laminated
  Laminated Glass is produced by bonding layers of glass together under pressure and heat, with a resin called PVB(polyvinyl butyral). This technique is used to create single sheets of glass with multiple layers. The PVB keeps the glass from breaking apart easily and provides high sound insulation. Laminated glass will flex before shattering. Laminated glass is strong but not as stong as tempered glass. Also, laminated glass blocks nearly 99 percent of ultraviolet light.
Cost: Laminated glass is generally more expensive then tempered glass. Until recently, laminated glazings used to cost three to four times as much as tempered glass. It is mandatory for car manufacturers to use laminated glass in windshields.
• Coated Glass
  Surface coatings can be applied to glass to modify its appearance and give it many of the advanced characteristics and functions available in today's flat glass products, such as low maintenance, special reflection /transmission/ absorption properties, scratch resistance, corrosion resistance, etc.
  
• Mirrored Glass
  To produce mirrored glass, a metal coating is applied to one side of the glass. The coating is generally made of silver, aluminum, gold or chrome. For simple mirrored glass, a fully reflective metal coating is applied and then sealed with a protective layer.



These are some choices of what types of glass are available: