Glass Railing - Laminated or Just Tempered

[Okarlsson]

Hello,

Received a quote for 56 meters of glass railing: 280 thousand. That insanity, of course, I can't agree to, so we're left with being creative.

My first step is deciding which glass to use, tempered or laminated (which is tempered as well). Due to the height of the fall, etc., laminated isn't necessary, but what I can't find an answer to is whether laminated is also more durable? If it breaks, I have to replace it anyway, even if the plastic holds the glass together, so to speak.

Does anyone know if laminated glass is more durable at the same thickness as just tempered glass?

 

[Åsa Lund]

Check rules and recommendations for glass on MTK

 

[Okarlsson]

Check the rules and RECOMMENDATIONS for glass on MTK

It only states that it must be tempered. That doesn't help me directly.

 

[Peter2400]

Hi,

Got a quote for 56 meters of glass railing: 280 thousand. I obviously can't agree to that madness and then we're in the position of thinking creatively.

My first step is which glass to use, tempered or laminated (meaning tempered). Due to fall height etc., laminated is not needed, but what I can't find an answer to is whether laminated is also tougher? If it breaks, I have to replace it anyway, even if the plastic holds the glass together, so to speak.

Does anyone know if laminated glass is tougher at the same thickness as just tempered glass?

8 mm tempered glass with a polished edge costs just over 700:- /sqm
Should be around 40000 for the glass for your railing then.

280 thousand sounds expensive.

For laminated glass exposed to weather, there's always a risk of the glass delaminating.
You avoid that risk with regular tempered glass.

 

[Okarlsson]

8 mm toughened glass with polished edge costs just over 700:- /sqm
It should be around 40000 for the glass for your railing then.

Sounds expensive at 280 thousand.

For laminated glass exposed to weather and wind, there is always the risk that the glass will delaminate.
That risk is avoided with regular toughened glass.

Very good info! So the plastic film peels off the glass over time? That's definitely something to avoid.

 

[slacker]

Very good info! So the plastic film eventually peels off the glass? That's something you really want to avoid.

The plastic film is between the glass panes, so delamination means that the glass panes separate a bit, dirt gets in, and the glass becomes sort of gray. 56m is not a bad distance, but it sounded expensive - I looked around a bit when it was time for 14m on our veranda, and the internet was significantly cheaper than local glaziers. Just a few miles from Stockholm the price dropped noticeably, but it was still cheaper online. Check, for example, Glasnet and Räckesbutiken.

Edit;
Found my old post from 2016, ended up with 2 panels after some consideration.

“Quotes for Laminated Glass 8.75mm, 8 panels, 1400x1000:
- Stockholm 25200:-
- Stockholm Suburb 22300:-
- Nynäshamn 16875:-
- Räckesbutiken with mounts 16750:-
- Räckesbutiken without mounts 13750:-”

It definitely pays off to shop around a bit.
I also bought the shower wall here at home from Glasnet - Clearly the cheapest and shipping from Kalmar was no problem...

In the end, I paid about 14000 for 10 panels at 1400x1000cm without mounts as I routed the glass into pressure-treated posts of laminated timber.

 

[Niq]

A simple 8mm tempered glass pane is more durable than an 8 mm laminated glass pane until it breaks. Non-laminated glass just becomes a pile of many small glass pieces. Laminated glass cracks but still holds together. Tempered laminated becomes many small glass pieces that stay together.

It's significantly easier to clean up after laminated glass if it breaks.