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Learn About Glass

LEARN ABOUT GLASS TYPES

Learn about glass is extremely beneficial area here at True Blue Glass, the broken glass & aluminium specialists.

We like to not only provide outstanding service to our customers when fixing their broken windows, louvres, pool fences and shower screens.

We also like to pass on tips and knowledge to our customers so that they may understand the products they’re choosing from and what options they have when selecting a product for repair or replacement.

New innovations in glass have been impressive over the last 10-15 years

And can now offer some great choices for customers looking for particular performance features in their glass.

Some of the more popular products being those that reduce noise and/or UV penetration. Below are some questions you may want to consider if you are interested in these products:

Energy efficiency is one of the most talked about issues in the industry today,

it is important to understand that the range of glass that you can choose from may be determined on where it is situated in your home.

This does not mean that you cannot also gain other benefits, or achieve energy efficiency beyond what the Australian glass standards mandate.

BELOW ARE THE THREE MOST COMMON TYPES OF GLASS USED IN HOMES AND BUSINESSES TODAY:

Float Glass

Float Glass

Annealed float glass is the plain glass product that most people picture when thinking about glass. You will find this in standard windows around the house like bedroom and kitchen windows.  PRO’S OF ANNEALED FLOAT GLASS It is relatively inexpensive when compared to its more specialised counterparts. CON’S It’s negatives are that it shatters into sharp shards if it breaks. This is considered dangerous for installation in certain areas, such as below waist level, or in and […]

Laminated Glass

Laminated safety glass Essentially two pieces of annealed glass bonded together by a thin laminate interlayer. Positives for this glass are its safety features. Because of the inter layer between the two pieces of glass, if broken the glass will crack but will not break into those dangerous pieces that annealed glass breaks into. It’s negatives are that it is more expensive than annealed glass and it is more than twice as thick. This makes it heavier […]

Toughened Glass

Toughened Glass

Toughened glass is annealed glass that has undergone a heating and cooling process that causes the glass to become extremely strong.  Toughened glass can withstand enormous blows and large amounts of pressure without breaking, which makes it fantastic for overly large windows, frameless glass structures like balustrades or shower screens and pool fences.  It’s negatives are that it is more expensive due to the costs of the toughening process and the fact that a repair with […]

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