01 · Expertise
Glass constructions
Tempered glass cannot be trimmed on site. Every decision that matters — the fixing, the tolerances, the load path — has to be made before the sheet goes to the furnace. That is what makes interior glass an engineering discipline rather than a finishing trade.
The base decides more than the glass
A glass panel is only as good as what it is fixed to. A suspended sliding partition hands its whole weight to the ceiling or lintel; a floor-supported one needs a level, load-bearing floor; a clamped railing needs concrete or steel under the profile, not screed. The base comes first, the system second.
Most disputes on site are not about the glass. They are about a plasterboard ceiling that was never meant to carry 120 kg, or a floor that drops 8 mm across the opening. Both are cheap to solve on paper and expensive to solve after production.
Tempered or laminated is a safety question
Tempered glass is several times stronger than annealed glass and breaks into small blunt fragments. Laminated glass stays in place on its interlayer when it breaks. Where a broken panel must not fall — railings, overhead glazing, floor-to-ceiling panels above a drop — laminated is not an upgrade, it is the requirement.
Thickness follows the span and the fixing, not habit. Decoration — frosting, tint, fluted glass — is a privacy decision that can be combined with either type.
Hardware is where daily use shows
Hinges, rollers and closers work every day for years. They are also the first place a budget gets cut. A roller that starts to rattle after a year usually cannot be replaced without the track, so the saving is paid back twice.
The systems themselves — loft, frameless, suspended, floor-supported — are described in the Space Glass catalogue of custom glass partitions (in Ukrainian).
What to check before production
- What the structure is fixed to and whether it can carry the load
- Floor and wall deviations across the whole opening, not at one point
- Whether a broken panel could fall on someone — if so, laminated glass
- Door swing or sliding path against furniture and walkways
- That measurement happens after final finishes, not before
