Choosing the right quality of glass for your pool fence

One of the first things people consider when buying a glass pool fence is what type of glass their fence requires. It is important that your new pool fence meets standards and can be certified and some critical factors should be taken into account when you purchase your new pool fence. Choosing a frameless glass pool fence in Kirwaare will make your pool look elegant.

Over time there have been many stories about inferior quality glass panels shattering or “exploding” due to being made of poor quality so, with good reason, customers want to ensure they get the right type of glass for the application. This is a list of factors to consider when selecting frameless glass for your pool fencing.

Thickness of glass

Glass panel thicknesses that are most commonly available on the market range from 6mm through to 12mm. The thickness of the glass is of great importance. Whilst it is possible to purchase 6-8mm glass panels, customers are urged to use caution with thinner panels. In the event of an impact, such as a person falling into the frameless glass panel you would not like the chance of these thinner panels standing up to the impact. Frameless glass panels also take very high loads of wind and the thicker the glass the more likely that it will not shatter during high wind gusts or other weather events.

Quality Standards

All panels are stamped by an International Certification Company (CSi) which signifies that panels and production processes have met strict quality standards and criteria. Whilst most of the panels from other suppliers may scrape by the Australian Standards, it is unlikely they would be stamped with certification by an independent company unless they are of very high quality.

Height and width of the frameless glass pool fence panels

Standard frameless glass pool fence panels are usually 1200mm high. The width of the panels varies but generally, a semi-frameless pool fence panel will be between 1600-1800mm wide whilst a frameless pool fence panel will be 1800-1900mm wide.

Special glass panels

Custom panels are often required where the fence meets another structure, such as a retaining wall, garden bed, stairs, decking or any other incline/decline in the surface. There are special panels available off-the-shelf which is a huge money saver for many customers. The height of custom panels ranges from 1300-1800mm (rising in 50mm increments). The cost to custom make panels is usually much higher than the cost of a standard panel so it’s in a customer's best interests to establish the costs of any special panels before committing to a supplier.

Type of spigot you will be using (frameless glass only)

If you plan on using premium compression spigots then you will need to use glass that has the mounting holes pre-drilled into the glass. Compression spigots use a bolt through a system that anchors the glass to the spigot, creating a stronger overall fence. Friction spigots use a grub screw to clamp the glass in, rather than bolting the glass in. Glass panels used for friction spigots don’t require any mounting holes through the glass.

If you arefencing your pool, using frameless glass pool fences which are easily available in Kirwaare will help a lot.