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How to Install Fully Frameless Glass Fence
by
Kevin Nel
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This is a detail installation process for fully frameless glass pool fencing.
1. To start your fully frameless glass fence installation, you need to prepare your deck subfloor with a hidden channel.
2. Measure the total length of the channel housing. This will tell you the number of channel links you require, and if there are any cuts to be made as the standard length of a metal channel is 3 metres
3. Start at one end of your prepared beams, and lay the metal channel down end to end. Use a block of timber to hammer the channel down so it is firmly in place and sitting at the bottom of the housing
4. Continue to lay down your channels, ensuring that each length butts up against the other – use a block of timber and a hammer to create a tight finish. If there is any shortfall:
5. To fix the channel in place:
6. To prepare the channel for grouting, use silicone to seal all butt-joints and any gaps you have in the channel
7. Cut your rubber blocks into halves and place them at right-angles to the long edge in the channel 1100mm apart
8. Next, you need to create some timber down-braces for the glass. Cut a 12mm groove in the down-brace at a 45 degree angle - the groove will hold and support the glass upright while the grout dries
9. To install your first pane of glass, with you and a helper wearing Highgrove gripping gloves, pick up a sheet of glass and carefully walk it over to the channel
b. Use a measuring tape to ensure the glass is sitting in the centre of the channel and the top of the glass is no less than 1200mm at deck height
d. With one person holding the glass in place, the second person should place the down-brace over the glass, making sure the brace is firmly gripping the glass
10. Create your join-braces, screw together two blocks of timber with a 75mm screw, then by hand, gently twist the blocks slightly open
11. To install your next pane of glass, gently place this sheet in the channel on the blocks at a distance of no more than 100mm from the first – we recommend using a 50mm gap between sections
12. Place your join-brace over the two pieces – so the screw sits in the gap – and twist one block clockwise to tighten its grip on both panes
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Published September 20th, 2024 6:31 PM
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