Master Glaziers Program

Brenton joined the AGWA Master Glazier program in 2022 and is employed with WA Custom Glass in Jandakot, WA. The project Brenton has chosen to highlight is the refurbishment of a home in Dudley Park, WA. He explains the project as follows:

The project we undertook in Dudley Park was a multiangled, commercially framed job on a house, using a diverse selection of configurations. I was heavily involved in this project from start to finish. The project required me to attend multiple consultations, deal with design variations and a lot of laser level measuring.

The project needed three separate types of ventilation, which made use of sliding windows, louvres, and a hinged door. We used 6.38 mm laminated glass in all the framing except for the louvre blades, which were 6 mm toughened safety glass, in accordance with AS 1288. The reason we used this was for safety and to help dampen sound.

We had to bring in various contractors to remove the original steel balustrading, the carpet and to install the scaffold we needed to complete the project. Our team of glaziers then set to work installing the high-quality windows and doors supplied and manufactured by Jason Windows. This was done over two days and required set planning and a high attention to detail. Some of the challenges included dismantling and reassembling the large frame inside the home due to access, mitring and joining sill trays on varied floor heights and cutting the cornices to allow the frames to seamlessly connect to the ceiling.

Our team and I couldn’t be happier with the outcome, which exceeded our customers’ expectations of transforming their unused space upstairs to a muchneeded retreat where they are able to shut off, reflect and look out over the Mandurah estuary. I am really proud of the work we did.

If you would like to find out more about aspects of this project, please contact Brenton Beahan at WA Custom Glass.

MASTER GLAZIERS PROGRAM

AGWA welcomes the following new Master and Certified Glaziers:

James Quinn, Anthony Patterson, James McNally, Aidan Foley , Gordon Haslberger and Robert Lewis.