| Glass Railings | | | | |
| | | | Safety While Fixing Glass Railing In Position |
| Glass railings look beautiful and add luster | | | | |
| to your décor. It is possible to fix up a | | | | The fixing of glass railing is a delicate |
| glass railing all by your self and that too | | | | affair. Any mistake while fixing glass or the |
| with minimal costs. The article gives you the | | | | top railing will damage it. Specialized |
| details of working with glass railings | | | | materials have been developed so that the |
| | | | glass becomes fixed in its place and there is |
| Safety With Glass railings | | | | no possibility of shifting the glass once it |
| | | | is fixed in position. Rubber grommets, rubber |
| Storing and transportation of Glass: The | | | | shoes, and beading around the glass are used |
| transportation of glass and glass railing | | | | and are very effective. |
| require some care. If care is not taken while | | | | |
| transporting, all that you get the end of the | | | | Types of Glass Railings |
| job, a shattered glass with possibility of | | | | |
| injury if handled carelessly. Take the | | | | Glass railings may be just the top |
| following precautions while transporting and | | | | balustrade, or complete sheets of glass used |
| handling the glass items like glass railings | | | | instead of any other metallic supports, or |
| and glass sheets: | | | | figurines in various forms on the staircase |
| | | | with the top railing made of glass. The |
| - The glass should never be transported | | | | imagination of the designer is the only |
| horizontal. The glass plates and sheets | | | | restraint. The glass railings can take many |
| should always be put in vertical position. If | | | | forms and in each form, it adds to the beauty |
| you transport the glass items horizontal, all | | | | of the space, it covers. |
| that you might get at the end of journey is | | | | |
| glass dust. | | | | Care of Glass Railings |
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| - The glass should be packed nicely so that | | | | The glass requires little care; just wiping |
| it can withstand the transportation. Special | | | | the dust is sufficient in most cases. The |
| packing material is available in market for | | | | toughened glass is used in most glasswork |
| this purpose. | | | | used in public place. The life of glass is |
| | | | infinity and it is not affected by most acids |
| - The bumps shall be minimized while | | | | and alkalis. The only acid that can affect |
| transporting glass railings. The speed of | | | | glass is hydrofluoric acid. Since this acid |
| vehicle should be reduced to minimize or | | | | is not in common use, the only care you might |
| avoid the damage. | | | | have to take is avoiding the company of |
| | | | boisterous children bent on breaking glass |
| Safety While Handling Glass Railings | | | | items. |
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| Your safety is as important as the safety of | | | | Glass Figurines |
| the glass railings, in fact more important. | | | | |
| While handling glass or glass railings make | | | | Glass railings etched with glass figurines |
| sure that you wear hand gloves. It is also | | | | look very good. The work is done with |
| important to use sufficient number of persons | | | | hydrofluoric acid or with help of grinders. |
| so each one handles the load he/she can | | | | The artwork and geometrical forms are |
| safely carry. In case this is not done and | | | | normally done with etching and straight lines |
| the load carried by one person is transferred | | | | can be done with grinders. |
| to other person quickly, it has a domino | | | | |
| effect and the glass item being handled will | | | | Glass railings add to the atmosphere of the |
| get broken at the same time the shards of | | | | showroom and reflection from glass adds to |
| glass can injure many persons at the same | | | | the atmosphere of any area where it is fixed. |
| time. | | | | |