Posts Tagged 'A-View Glass'

Laminated or toughened safety glass

Safety glass for the home.

The use of safety glass in and around doors makes sense. Safety glass around the home is usually either laminated or toughened safety glass. Laminated safety glass is normally two pieces of ordinary annealed glass bonded together with an interlayer so if the glass is impacted, it may crack but the interlayer should hold the pieces together. Toughened safety glass is much stronger than ordinary glass of the same thickness and is made by using a ...

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Broken Glass Sidelight Gembrook 3783

Broken Glass Sidelight Gembrook 3783

Before:  Broken glass sidelight Gembrook 3783.  A panel of glass which is either operable or inoperable, located adjacent to a doorway which may or may not be in the same plane of the doorway, is considered a sidelight (or side panel).  A sidelight is categorized specifically in the Australian Safety Standards which requires the use of different types of glass.  In this case, the sidelight is immediately next to a door and must be a safety ...

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Window replacement Olinda 3788

Before and After Photos of a cracked glass window replacement Olinda 3788

Before: Window replacement Olinda. A-View Glass’ highly skilled glazier, fixed this window located in Olinda. The window had large cracks radiating out from a central impact point. This type of damage is typical of a stone or object hitting the glass. Our glazier, Colin, removed the cracked glass and cleaned the rebate of old, dried putty. This is often a time consuming aspect of repairing a window. The old putty can sometimes be rock hard like ...

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Smashed shopfront Emerald 3782

Before and After Photos of a Smashed shopfront Emerald 3782

Before: Smashed shopfront in Emerald. Even though this window has been smashed, the glass used was a laminated safety glass so it held together. Laminated glass is two or more sheets of glass with a plastic interlayer between the sheets of glass.

After: Replaced shopfront with clear laminated safety glass. The advantage of using laminated safety glass is that it normally holds together when broken making it much safer.

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Glass Window Repair Ferntree Gully 3156

Before and After Photos of a glass window repair Ferntree Gully 3156

Before: Glass Window Repair Ferntree Gully. Looking very dangerous with shards of glass hanging there.
After: Window Repaired, glass removed and replaced – safe, same day repair.

For an obligation free quote, please contact us 1800 803 101

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Glass Door Repair Belgrave 3160

Before and After Photos of a Glass Door Repair Belgrave 3160

Before: Broken toughened glass door in Belgrave – notice how toughened safety glass crystallizes. Toughened glass is made to order.

After: Glass door repair Belgrave. Glass replaced with laminated safety glass which can be installed on the same day.

Find a full list of our glass and glazing services on our services page.

For an obligation free quote, please contact us 1800 803 101

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