More glass options for doors & entrance ways

Glass Station now offer an exciting new service: custom made glass for doors and entrance ways that meets the Building Code standards. Bob Nordgren from JOINERS Magazine spoke with one of the owners Karryn Wallis about their new service and the business.

“There are so many options – Our range of clear textured glass isn’t available elsewhere. Any of these textures can be combine with our range of coloured glass. Other options such as inserting rice paper, silk and other fabrics between the two glass layers mean the choices are endless. We can also make a mixed colour panel with one side in several smaller pieces laminated onto a larger clear glass piece.”

Comments Karryn

Glass Station is the online platform for Sauvarins Coloured Glass, which has been around in various forms since the 1920s.

How does that work?

We put EVA (type of plastic) between two layers of glass and heat this sandwich in our kiln, inside a vacuum bag.” explains Karryn “The result is a single piece of laminate about 6-9mm (varies depending on combinations) thick that is certified Safety A glass under Australian and New Zealand Standard 2208 (AS/ NZ2208)

Where would you use this sort of glass?

“The most common locations would be in and around all doors. The technical classification is the “human impact zones”, explains Karryn.

“Generally, this is anywhere you could trip and put your hand out and hit the glass. Your local glazier can advise on the specific requirements of your client’s home. It looks to be a great step forward meaning multi coloured and coloured glass can be used to create virtually anything the client wants.

Are there different types of safety glass?

“Yes, there are two types: toughened (also called tempered) which breaks into many small pieces. The other safety glass type is laminated glass which is held together when broken by an interlayer between the two layers of glass.”

This new laminating service offers new and exciting options for architects and designers let alone commercial and residential owners when looking for something a little different. For images, retail pricing, and specifications you can send your clients to https://www.glassstation. co.nz/collections/laminated-safetycoloured-textured-glass

We offer trade pricing - please email your orders or queries to sales@ sauvarinsglass.co.nz