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Glass Roofs
Our bespoke structural rooflights are designed to provide a frameless internal view which maximises daylight inside the building.
Glass roofs are beneficial in internal rooms where external windows are far away or too small to bring enough light. They are also useful if side windows are restricted by neighbouring properties.
Glass roofs are beneficial in internal rooms where external windows are far away or too small to bring enough light. They are also useful if side windows are restricted by neighbouring properties.
At Glass Structures Limited, we create an all year living space. Using the latest in glass technology, our expert team of construction specialists can provide double and triple glazed products to ensure your extension remains warm in winter and cool during the hotter months. We can also offer glass with special features such as self-cleaning or sun protection.
Modern glazing technology has come a long way, and using cutting-edge techniques we're now able to design and install completely seamless, frameless glass roofs. This enables our clients to reap all the benefits of natural light, and to enjoy totally unobstructed views of the outdoors, which only a glazed roof system can provide.
When you add a glass roof, natural light cascades into your property, reducing electricity costs and providing you with a host of wellbeing benefits.
The gentle warmth of the sun emanates through the roof above, ensuring your interior retains a tranquil temperature. Workspaces, kitchens and other living areas are transformed, helping your home or property achieve a timeless quality.
We can bring the outside in.
Whether you're contemplating an extension, embarking on a refurbishment, or crafting your ideal new-build abode, GSL's array of glass ceilings presents a solution for every need. From single-storey extensions that incorporate a sleek roof with chic, frameless glass lanterns, ensuring abundant natural light floods your space, to a modern conservatory or refurbishment project with a tailor-made lean-to glass ceiling, our offerings are meticulously customised to align with your distinct specifications.
A Bit More About Glass Roofs
For those looking to enhance space in their existing home without delving into a full-fledged extension, GSL's Glass Structure Limited terrace roofs are the quintessential solution. They're perfect for enveloping patios, extending your outdoor relaxation during balmy summer evenings and ensuring the patio's usability during spring and autumn. Structural Glass serves as a pivotal component for roofing, offering the ability to craft a fully glazed ceiling for any space or chamber. This is particularly beneficial for interior rooms deprived of substantial external windows, or rear extensions where side windows are constrained due to adjacent buildings.
Such glazed overhead components permit an influx of natural illumination, ensuring spaces remain bathed in light. With advancements in glass innovation, the spaces remain snug and cosy, irrespective of the prevailing weather conditions. Typically, Structural Glass roofs necessitate some form of structural reinforcement. Low Iron glass beams bestow an elegant, entirely transparent horizontal facet to a room, with frameless details on the periphery concealing all brackets and connections to the glass beam.
Such glazed overhead components permit an influx of natural illumination, ensuring spaces remain bathed in light. With advancements in glass innovation, the spaces remain snug and cosy, irrespective of the prevailing weather conditions. Typically, Structural Glass roofs necessitate some form of structural reinforcement. Low Iron glass beams bestow an elegant, entirely transparent horizontal facet to a room, with frameless details on the periphery concealing all brackets and connections to the glass beam.
Glass Roof Features
- Utterly bespoke: Every glass ceiling, regardless of its design, is crafted to your exacting standards.
- Proven excellence: With two decades of experience, GSL's glass ceiling systems offer unwavering reliability, assuring peace of mind for your project.
- Solar protection: All our lanterns and lean-to glass ceilings come equipped with solar-control double glazing as standard, mitigating excessive solar heat.
- Minimal maintenance: All our glass ceilings are treated with a self-cleaning coating, diminishing the effort to maintain them, thereby optimising light permeation
Glass Roof Design
When glass ceilings connect with a vertical segment, like a structural glass facade, vertical glass fins can provide support to the glass beams on the outer periphery, thus accentuating the complete glazed aesthetic. Fixings between the glass fin and beam are meticulously designed using GSL's precision detailing, ensuring a seamless glass-to-glass junction with minimal frames or attachments. This detailing is a popular choice for glass cube extensions.
If you're aiming for a distinct look, steel T or box sections can be employed to uphold the glass joints within the ceiling. These slender steel supports can span vast distances and align with a more contemporary industrial design.
Leveraging advanced glass solutions and coatings can elevate the performance of your structural glass ceiling, making it a standout feature of your venture.
If you're aiming for a distinct look, steel T or box sections can be employed to uphold the glass joints within the ceiling. These slender steel supports can span vast distances and align with a more contemporary industrial design.
Leveraging advanced glass solutions and coatings can elevate the performance of your structural glass ceiling, making it a standout feature of your venture.
Segmented Skylights
These provide an uncomplicated yet adaptable approach to devising glass ceiling systems. Prefabricated in nature, they're optimal for contemporary commercial structures where they seamlessly integrate into the overall roofing, lighting, and ventilation scheme.
Segmented Skylights are lauded for their design versatility, catering to diverse roof styles; from dual pitch configurations to sprawling glazed flat tops and even inclined, step, shed, saw-tooth or singular pitch designs.
Segmented Skylights are lauded for their design versatility, catering to diverse roof styles; from dual pitch configurations to sprawling glazed flat tops and even inclined, step, shed, saw-tooth or singular pitch designs.
Glazing Panels
A customised glass ceiling system characterised by slender and low-rise profiles, these panels ensure an abundance of natural light. They facilitate a myriad of skylight designs, from flush settings in sloped roofs to pyramid configurations on flat ones.
Perfect for renovation projects, Glazing Panes can be custom-fitted to match project specifics. Their lightweight structure means negligible additional weight. The panels, along with essential accessories, are pre-constructed off-site, with the glass units secured within the frames, simplifying the installation process.
Perfect for renovation projects, Glazing Panes can be custom-fitted to match project specifics. Their lightweight structure means negligible additional weight. The panels, along with essential accessories, are pre-constructed off-site, with the glass units secured within the frames, simplifying the installation process.
Expert Structural Glazing
Offering unmatched design versatility, Glass Structures Limited systems seamlessly blend functionality and performance with aesthetic appeal and architectural finesse.
From expansive roofs to unique structures, these glass skylight systems emerge from deep collaboration with planners and contractors, meeting the most intricate and creative architectural glazing specifications.
From expansive roofs to unique structures, these glass skylight systems emerge from deep collaboration with planners and contractors, meeting the most intricate and creative architectural glazing specifications.
FAQ
Glass roofs offer a multitude of benefits. Firstly, they allow for an abundance of natural light to permeate the space, which can enhance well-being and reduce electricity costs during daylight hours. This can create a more spacious and open feel to any room. Additionally, glass roofs provide a modern and aesthetically pleasing appearance to properties. They can also offer panoramic views of the sky, which can be particularly beautiful in well-located properties, allowing residents to enjoy everything from starry nights to blue skies. Moreover, with advancements in glass technology, glass roofs can be energy-efficient, blocking harmful UV rays while still retaining warmth during colder months.
The lifespan of a glass roof largely depends on the quality of materials used, the craftsmanship during installation, and the environmental conditions it's exposed to. Generally, with proper maintenance and care, a high-quality glass roof can last anywhere from 20 to 40 years or even longer. It's essential to ensure regular inspections and upkeep to prolong its life.
Glass roofs do require maintenance to ensure their longevity and retain their aesthetic appeal. Common maintenance includes cleaning the glass to remove dirt, debris, and possible bird droppings, which can be done using a mild detergent and soft brush or squeegee. It's advisable to clean a glass roof at least twice a year, though this frequency might increase in areas with more pollution or falling debris. Additionally, it's important to periodically check for any signs of wear, sealant failures, or potential damage and address these issues promptly. Some modern glass roofs also come with self-cleaning treatments, which can reduce the need for frequent manual cleaning.