Glass Canopy

A glass canopy and glass pergola provides an attractive and practical feature to a building. Usually placed outside entrance doors a canopy protects people entering the building, keeps the weather away from the doors and allows natural light through to the entrance area. Clear glass is a popular choice but other glass options like tinted glass and sand-blasted glass are not excluded. Entrance canopies are overhead glazing by definition and the selection of an impact resistant durable product is essential.

The common forms are framed single glass (toughened heat soaked glass). Another fixing method is frameless bolted toughened glass either supported from below or above with relatively lightweight struts or wires.

With bolt fixing, only toughened glass is used as laminates are prone to cracking around the stress points created by holes.

Canopies that project from buildings are subject to wind and snow loads and it is therefore important to determine the correct strength of glass to be used. The technical advisory service at SBF INTERIORS AND OUTDOOR SOLUTIONS LTD can provide calculated glass thicknesses for framed rectangles or corner bolted toughened glass constructions if provided with the snow load and design wind load for the location.

What is the alternative to glass canopy?

Polycarbonate is generally more cost-friendly compared to glass. Polycarbonate sheets are lightweight and less expensive to produce, transport, and install than glass panels. Additionally, the durability and impact resistance of polycarbonate contribute to lower maintenance and replacement costs over time