Generally, the interior stairs are made of solid wood or concrete, which is costly and take much time,as well as a lot of space for the limited area. Here we share some modern interior glass stairs design,and stair railings idea.
The transparency of the glass staircase gives people a sense of transparency and visual enlargement. It is especially suitable for small apartments.Compared with concrete and wooden stairs, the glass material is more novel and unique, which has a great decoration effect.
concrete stairs VS Glass stairs
Modern glass stairs glass combination:
21.52 / 25.52mm clear tempered laminated glass are typical glass combination used in modern glass stairs,sometimes triple laminated glass with over 30mm thickness is used to ensure the safety.The reason is,laminated glass is the best structural safety glass,the interlayer (PVB or SGP) bond the tempered glass together ,once any piece broken,the interlayer keep glass integrity and prevent glass collapse.
SGP laminated glass made with Kuraray SentryGlas Plus has 5 times higher shearing strength than PVB.According to Kuraray’s glass post breakage test, SGP laminated glass,whether it’s 0.89 or 1.52mm SGP ,can hold 400kgs load after 2 piece glass were broken,while PVB laminated glass cannot withstand 100kgs load under same condition.
post breakage test for laminated glass
Actually 21.52mm PVB laminated glass is strong enough considering the home traffic and frequency.
Learn more about glass combination used in lass stairs.Anti-Slip function of glass stairs
Glass is very slippery especially when it’s wet.Glass processors will have physical or chemical acid etching process to make the glass surface uneven and become anti-slip glass.
The patterns include round dots,twill,diamond etc.all these are acid etched frosted glass.
anti slip glass surface texture options-copyright of Glassflooring systems Inc
Combining with translucent PVB or frosted surface,the glass can decrease people’s fear walking on the glass.
translucent anti slip glass stair in apple store
Creative modern glass staircase systems
Glass staircase without glass railings
This stairs are mostly used in small partitions to account the smallest living space,but it does brings some concern when walking on it,if you got child or elders ,or have to walk frequently up and down,it’s not suggested to use glass stairs without railings.
To increase the safety and prevent falling,this system always has lights to help people know clearly where the steps are.
glass stairs without railing systems
Glass stairs with glass railings.
The glass staircase itself needs to be of good quality. The most important thing is to fix the two ends of the glass staircase to the wall,to the glass railings or handrails, The fastening points must be on the wall, column and metal additional column to ensure stability and safety!
The glass railings include below several types:
Glass stairs with stainless steel railings,whether it’s steel threads,steel posts,steel structure supporting systems, or just steel railings combining with glass,this offers the best security and safety.
Glass staircase with railing posts and stainless steel threads
2.Frameless glass railings.The simple glass railings brings safety,clear viewing of the house owners,it’s the ultimate simple beauty style is quite popular and widely used by modern architects and designers.Glass staircase with railing posts and stainless steel threads
2.Frameless glass railings.The simple glass railings brings safety,clear viewing of the house owners,it’s the ultimate simple beauty style is quite popular and widely used by modern architects and designers.framless glass railing glass staircase system
- If you think above options are too complex,vertical steel threads also works.The vertical steel bars will not only work as a shield and barrier,but also pull the glass stair panels.
4.Wooden railings.
wood glass railing used for home improvement
Of course, there are many styles of stairs, and you can choose the appropriate glass stair steps according to the style of the stairs,of course the floor plan of your house is quite important factor affecting the stair styles in your home.
Spiral glass staircase
Spiral glass staircase-case study
Straight glass staircase
straight glass staircase-morn BM
And many other innovative glass stair designs,check below our findings on Houzz.
innovative glass staircase glass panels design
creative glass stair glass railing design from hoozz
Glass Staircase price.
Glass stairs price depend on the project size,glass types used,the structure used,but whatever style your glass stair is,the price is far more expensive than expected because of the customized design,the little quantity used in the project,and the labor costs for installation,here Morn introduce some reference price so that you’ll have an idea how much you should pay for your glass stairs:
21.52mm clear tempered laminated glass steps: USD40/PCS
Hardware used to fix your glass panel:USD10/PCS.
Stainless steel glass posts :USD30/PCS
10 Straight glass railing panels :USD30/SQM,Curved USD60/SQM.
Please consult your design team about the final costs.
Morn manufacture and supply architectural glass for your glass stairs,whether it’s glass stairs,glass railing,glass floor and even outdoor large scale glass bridge,you can always find the right glass here.
Kindly contact us if you have any projects ,our glass expert is ready to serve your every project.
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