With a deck that provides you with a great view, be it of your backyard or of the area you live on, you want to be able to take in as much of the view as possible. Glass railings are a great way to ensure that you are able to enjoy the scenic view that your backyard provides you with. However, getting to maximize your view is not the only advantage of installing glass railings on your scenic deck. Glass railings are also really safe, customizable and easy to take care of.
#1 Safety
If safety is a concern with your deck, glass railings are the way to go. Glass railings are made out of tempered glass. Tempered glass is really strong and sturdy. Your glass railings will be made out of multiple panels of tempered glass.
If one of the panels of tempered glass were to ever break, it would break into small circular pieces instead of jagged sharp edges. This design was created to ensure that no one gets cut or injured should a glass railing break.
Additionally, glass railings provide you with a solid layer of protection around the outer edge of your deck. Glass railings do not have slots in them like traditional wood and metal deck railings do. Glass railings provide solid sheets of glass around the edge of your deck.
No toys are going to slide under the glass railings and over the edge of your deck. No children or pets are going to get stuck in the railings or squeeze in between them. Glass railings help keep everything on your deck and in place.
#2 Customizable
Another reason to choose glass railings is because they are highly customizable. You can really customize the glass to fit with your scenic deck. For example, you can choose the color of the glass. You can have frosted glass installed on your deck or you can have patterned glass. You can tint the glass so it fits in with the environment or you can tint the glass so that it really stands out.
You can also choose glass that will not produce a glare or glass that will reflect away ultraviolet light, making your scenic deck a safer place to hang out. You can even customize the metal used to hold the glass in place to match with the overall style of your home.
With glass, you can really create the overall feeling and ambiance that you want to achieve with your scenic deck set-up.
Share10 September 2017
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