Georgian Wired Glass Panels

Georgian wire cast glass is a fire rated glass with an obscure pattern which contains steel mesh embedded into the glass.

Georgian wired glass panels. Laminated glass was invented in 1903 by the french chemist édouard bénédictus. This is known as georgian wire rough cast glass. Wired glass which is also known as georgian wired glass was invented by frank shuman. How long wired glass can withstand heat the glass can save your property and maintain integrity for up to 120 minutes when properly installed.

Wired glass forms only part of a fire resistant system it is the responsibility of the user to ensure that the system as a whole satisfies current regulations. Available in polished wire or cast wire they are used frequently in balcony panels hallway doors even as decorative glass for table tops and cabinet doors when an industrial look is required. On roof panels you may have seen a similar one which is not see through. Safety glass is glass with additional safety features that make it less likely to break or less likely to pose a threat when broken.

Georgian wired glass is weak it s weaker than ordinary float glass of the same thickness and it s widely considered to be unsafe by engineering and glass experts. During a fire regular glass can break and explode due to the intense heat. If the glass breaks due to impact the pieces of glass are held by wire reinforcement in position. We are your official local installer for plasiax wired.

Available in multiple finishes. The wire mesh acts as a reinforcement. Your supplier in london we supply wired georgian glass to your exact requirements. These experts tend to agree that despite its ability to withstand heat wired glass is weaker on impact than regular glass and is an unwise choice in high traffic areas.

We can provide this style of glass in both a smooth and textured finish. Georgian wired glass the more traditional types of safety glass are the georgian wired glass. Common designs include toughened glass also known as tempered glass laminated glass and wire mesh glass also known as wired glass wire mesh glass was invented by frank shuman. Wired safety glass initially came into prominence because it helped stop the spread of fire.

Because of the inherent health and safety issues associated with overhead glazing plasiax was born. Wired glass may be used as part of a double glazed unit. Some wired glass applications. This product is available in 7mm thickness only.

This is georgian wired clear glass.