Glass is a material that has been used for a long time in the construction industry. Although its most widespread use is to cover windows, it is also used in other ways such as railings, bathroom screens and even covers when skylights are made or you want to cover an area outside and avoid getting wet with rain without impeding the view or the passage of the sun Depending on the use and the size in which it is used, the glass can have different treatments to guarantee the safety of the users in the spaces. Among the best known are laminated and tempered, but how recommendable is it to use tempered glass in your home?
laminated glass or tempered glass
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laminated glass or tempered glass
Laminated glass, as its name indicates, consists of sheets of glass joined together, generally by a transparent film that, in addition to reinforcing it, makes it safe in case the glass breaks or a fireball hits it. .
The sheets will break one by one but thanks to the film that joins them, they remain in the same place, joined together. In this way, the glass can be completely broken but the fragments will remain together, preventing them from being projected and someone from being hurt.
Greater security
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Greater security
In the case of tempered glass, it goes through a process of cooling and heating repeatedly and at high speed that changes the physical characteristics of the glass without changing its transparency qualities. This is done to give it some kind of shape – if you want to make a glass cylinder, for example – or for security.
Tempered glass, when broken, instead of fragmenting into blades and sharp points as it usually does, breaks into tiny prisms that prevent anyone from being hurt. This also makes them more resistant than conventional glass.
Usos
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Usos
Both types of glass increase their cost, so it is good to ask yourself if it is necessary to place glass with these treatments at home. In general, laminated glass is used for large windows to avoid injury if it breaks. They are also used in skylights or in places where an effect is sought on the glass that allows one of the films to have a particular tint or effect.
special sizes
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special sizes
Tempered glass is used in bathroom screens or railings. Also for revolving access doors -because of the ease of shaping it. Unlike laminated glass, tempered glass cannot be cut or adjusted to a certain size.
Due to the process for its manufacture, when you want to cut it, it would break, that is why they are glasses that are used in specific measures such as those of bathroom screens.
Laminated tempered glass
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Laminated tempered glass
Tempered glass can be laminated, which will make the glass even more resistant and safe. The truth is that for medium-sized windows it is not necessary to invest in this type of glass. A glass of regarding 9 millimeters might solve the situation, but it is always better to ask a professional About how recommended is it to use tempered glass in your home?
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