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Whether you’ve got a timber-framed glass door, an aluminum-framed glass door, or an aluminum-framed glass door, unless the panels are smaller than .26m2, grade-A safety glass must be used due to the regulations that govern glass in buildings, AS1288-2006. It’s actually a solid regulation: just think of how many times you or a friend has walked into a glass door! If that glass was float, it would likely break, and regular float glass cuts through skin like butter. Not fun!

There are two types of grade-A safety glass that may be used for glass doors or sliding glass doors repair and for each, we only ever use Australian-made safety glass. It’s simply better.

The first type of safety glass is called laminated, which is two sheets of regular glass baked together with a polyvinyl interlayer between them. What this does is reinforce the glass, and make it extremely hard to break or get through.

Moreover, should it break, the polyvinyl holds the glass in place, so it won’t fall out and hurt anyone. We strongly recommend using this for your doors, as it’s really hard for would-be thieves to get through, and stands up to most kids and teens, too. Plus, if it ever actually breaks,
you won’t be left with a gaping hole where the panel once was!

The second type of safety glass is called toughened. This one’s a bit interesting, because toughened glass is actually regular float glass that, after being measured for a specific panel, is then sent away to get re-baked. This toughens the glass, making it harder to break. Unlike laminated safety glass, though, toughened glass is designed to ‘shatter’ into lots of little ice-cube sized pieces so that it can’t cut anyone. Thus, it’s not great for security, and should it ever break in the future, leaves a big hole that is generally replaced with laminated safety glass because laminated safety glass can be cut on site and installed on the day.

Not sure what you have in place? Or have a big hole where your glass door used to be? No need to panic, just give us a call for sliding glass door installations, repairs or replacements and we’ll sort it out.

Get a 15% discount when you call or email by citing the code FGR at the beginning of your call or email.

We look after our customers, which is one reason why we have so many who come back to us.

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FAIR, FAST GLASS REPAIR

We operate on the principles of fair prices for professionalism, quality workmanship, and rapid response glass repair. And yes, our workmanship is guaranteed.

If you need emergency glass repair, dial our number for instant service. We can almost always get the job done on the same day if required –unless the panel requires a special glass type to be ordered. For example, toughened glass (a form of safety glass) needs to be measured and cut, then rebaked. Thus, no glazing company can install toughened on the same day. However, there are alternatives, such as laminated safety glass.

We always explain the options to our customers, as there’s usually a few when it comes to glazing. However, we always abide by the glazing code (Australian Standard 1288-2006).