Types of Custom Glass Floors

If you are planning a refurbishment or adding a glass floor to a new build, the value and heightened style which it will bring to the property can be immense. Furthermore, a commitment to greater functionality — no longer has to come at the expense of aesthetics

Whether your glass floor is double or triple glazed, it can be a secure and stable design option capable of delivering effective insulation at the same time as maximizing the natural light flowing through a property and its attendant benefits.

Fixed or opening?

When choosing a glass floor, it is vital to have the effects you want to achieve at the heart of the decision-making process, as the influence which a glass floor can have over a homespace is profound.

From providing an otherwise closed-off space with ventilation, to erecting a mesmerising partition between two areas, the scope for increasing the versatility of a space and altering its atmosphere with an opening glass floor is great.

However, an opening glass floor is not appropriate for every property or project. Some clients simply want to increase the flow of light within a particular area, and have no need of extra ventilation, or any desire for the floor to enable passage from one area to another.

The number of panels you choose to include in a fixed glass floor depends on the scale of the project and the complexity of the effects you intend your glazed installation to achieve.When choosing a glass floor, it is vital to have the effects you want to achieve at the heart of the decision-making process, as the influence which a glass floor can have over a homespace is profound.

From providing an otherwise closed-off space with ventilation, to erecting a mesmerising partition between two areas, the scope for increasing the versatility of a space and altering its atmosphere with an opening glass floor is great.

However, an opening glass floor is not appropriate for every property or project. Some clients simply want to increase the flow of light within a particular area, and have no need of extra ventilation, or any desire for the floor to enable passage from one area to another.

The number of panels you choose to include in a fixed glass floor depends on the scale of the project and the complexity of the effects you intend your glazed installation to achieve.

One Panel Glass Floors

For designs intended to accentuate a particular area of a property, a fixed one-panel floor is a simple, polished, and effective means of achieving these aims. Furthermore, with the size and strength of the glass alterable to suit your needs, the range of aims which can be achieved with the installation of a single panel glass floor solution is massive; even encompassing bearing the weight of a car in an ultra-stylish, modern garage.

Multi-panel Glass Floors

Whether panels are joined together with clear silicone joints for an almost seamless effect or supported by aluminum, steel or even glass beams, fixed multi-panel floors can have a huge impact on a property. Large spaces can be covered, and the use of multiple panels means this can be achieved without the use of a crane, lowering installation costs.

Furthermore, with comfort insulation and a wide variety of films and coatings available to ensure a consistent temperature is maintained by working with solar gain, flooring a significant area of the property with multiple-glass panels no longer means elevated heating costs or discomfort in the warmer summer months.

There's no glass ceiling to the visual and functional impact that a glass floor can have, except in the sense there are many different options open to you should you want your glass floor to serve a dual purpose, such as acting as a glass roof, or an access point which facilitates movement around the property.

The kind of opening glass floor you choose will depend on whether you want to ventilate the surrounding space, increase ease of access to it, or achieve both of these effects simultaneously.

Sliding Floors

Now that a sliding floor can be motorized and integrated into a home automation system, its benefits can be accessed without the need to factor in any physical exertion. Controllable through a wall panel, remote, or the swipe of a screen, installing a sliding glass floor can open up new vistas in terms of how you access and enjoy a living space. Linking the interior to the exterior for increased connection with nature, or enabling greater connectivity between traditionally separate elements of the home has never been easier, or looked so good.

Whether you have fixed ideas about the kinds of effects you are aiming for or you're open to suggestions, our architectural glazing experts would be delighted to talk through your glazing options, and the materials and installation techniques which can be used to realize your design dreams.