Glass
Glass and hardware
Every pane is cut and finished to size. Glass for railings, doors and walls is tempered safety glass, and all of it is available in Piana Ultra Clear low iron.
Glass and mirror
Look at the edge: clear glass shows green, Piana Ultra Clear stays clear.
Clear
Standard clear glass, with a green tint at the edge.
Piana Ultra Clear
Our low-iron glass. No green tint and no cloudiness, for white rooms and long runs.
Grey
A smoked grey tint that softens sun and glare.
Bronze
A warm bronze tint, good with wood and stone.
Black
A deep, glossy black tint for privacy and a bold look.
Frosted
Acid-etched for privacy. Lets the light through and blurs what is behind.
Reeded
Vertical flutes that bend the light. For doors, partitions and wine walls.
Silver mirror
A bright, true mirror for bathrooms, gyms, dressing rooms and mirrored doors.
Bronze mirror
A warm tinted mirror for feature walls, bars, and closet and cabinet doors.
Grey mirror
A smoked mirror for feature walls, bars, and closet and cabinet doors.
Clear and Ultra Clear, side by side
All our glass is available in Piana Ultra Clear, our low-iron glass. It takes out the green tint and cloudy look of standard clear glass, so white walls stay white and long runs stay clear.
Safety glass
Tempered. Heat-treated to be several times stronger than ordinary glass of the same thickness. If it breaks, it breaks into small, blunt pieces.
Laminated. Two panes bonded to a clear interlayer. If the glass breaks, the interlayer holds it in place.
Thickness. 10 mm for shower doors and screens, 12 mm for railings, pivot doors and partitions, and laminated where the system calls for it. Edges are flat polished.
Black chrome spigots
Our spigot railings stand on black chrome spigots: a deep black with a mirror polish. Two to a panel, fixed to the deck or the side of the slab.
See spigot railingsHardware finishes
Black chrome
A deep, mirror-polished black. Our spigot finish.
Brushed stainless
A soft satin finish that hides fingerprints.
Polished stainless
A bright mirror finish.
Matte black
Powder-coated black.
Glass and hardware questions
Something else? Call or text 416-659-8155, or email [email protected].
What is low-iron glass?
Glass made from raw materials with much less iron, so it doesn’t have the green tint that standard clear glass shows at the edge. Piana Ultra Clear is our low-iron glass, and all our glass is available in it.
What is the difference between tempered and laminated glass?
Tempered glass is heat-treated to be several times stronger than ordinary glass of the same thickness, and breaks into small, blunt pieces. Laminated glass is two panes bonded to a clear interlayer that holds the glass in place if it breaks.
Is the glass in a railing safety glass?
Yes. Ontario’s Building Code requires glass in guards to be safety glass, tempered or laminated, made to the CAN/CGSB-12.1 standard. Each pane carries a small permanent mark that shows it.
Which glass gives the most privacy?
Frosted glass is acid-etched, so it lets the light through and blurs what is behind it. Reeded glass has vertical flutes that bend the light. Black tinted glass is glossy and close to opaque.
What mirror do you cut?
Silver, bronze and grey mirror, cut to size for bathrooms, gyms, dressing rooms, mirrored doors, feature walls, bars, and closet and cabinet doors.
What hardware finishes are there?
Black chrome, a deep mirror-polished black, for our spigots. Brushed stainless, polished stainless and powder-coated matte black for clamps, hinges, standoffs and channel covers.
How are the edges finished?
Edges are flat polished.
Have us come measure, free.
We measure at your home or site at no charge, then send a written quote.