2025
What makes tempered glass safer for railings and balconies
Tempered glass railings in Vancouver are exceptionally safe because they use tempered glass. Tempered glass is not like regular glass (which is called annealed glass). It undergoes special thermal procedures to make it much stronger and more durable. What’s more, even if it does suffer damage significant enough to break, it crumbles into mostly harmless granules rather than splintering into jagged shards (as evidenced recently at the Knights/Spitfire’s game in Windsor, Ontario).
Tempered glass railing installations are:
- Strong
- Durable
- Temperature resistant
- Weather resistant
- Impact resistant
- Harmless when broken
- Customisable
- Absolutely beautiful
- Modern
You’ve seen tempered glass before. It is used in all sorts of applications where strength, durability and safety are required. In fact, you are more likely to know it as “safety glass”. It’s used for vehicle windows, shelving, glass canopies, showers, wall dividers and office partitions. It’s also used to create countless, beautiful, tempered glass railings around Vancouver.
Glass railing has to be strong enough to weather heavy use, knocks, and bumps. Outdoor applications also need to hold up under extreme weather conditions, including heat, freezing temperatures, wind, and hail. So professional glaziers carefully customise the thickness of tempered glass for use in railings, depending on its location and function. This makes it perfectly suited for a wide variety of projects like walkways, decks, balconies, stairways, pool surrounds, porches and paths–indoor and outdoors!
So if you’ve ever had any concerns about the safety of tempered glass, you can safely put them to rest. A tempered glass railing installation is a solid choice! It is a smart investment that adds beauty, elegance, and safety to your home or business.
Panorama Glass’s professional glaziers are Vancouver’s tempered glass railing experts. Contact us today for a free railing installation consultation! 604-862-8955
