It's been an uphill struggle to explain exactly what Glass Curtains are - there is some confusion with sheer sheet hanging curtain panels, fibreglass curtains and shower screens.
To avoid further confusion, SunSeeker Glass Curtains are being re-launched as Frameless Glass Doors - a name that describes the product more accurately.
SunSeeker Frameless Glass Doors are frameless glass panels that interlock to form a wall of glass such as a room divider, with a 'master' frameless glass door that you can use as you would use any other door in the house, when all the frameless glass doors are closed.
To open the frameless glass doors for a wider aperture or to remove the whole expanse, the master door is opened, followed by as many of the frameless glass panels as required. Each of the frameless glass doors will slide open along the top and bottom runners to be positioned or, when they reach the end of the track, each frameless glass door can be opened at right-angles, just like the master door, to stack neatly against the side wall, leaving virtually the whole aperture available for access.
To read future weblog posts about SunSeeker Glass Curtains (now SunSeeker Frameless Glass Doors), please follow sunseekerdoors.blogspot.com or visit our web site sunseekerdoors.co.uk for more information.
Friday, 20 November 2009
Tuesday, 6 October 2009
Glass Curtains are the perfect Room Dividers
Features:
- Virtually no maximum width limit
- Strong, virtually unbreakable glass
- Door panels that slide and turn
- Tinted glass option
When closed, Glass Curtains form a complete glass wall with no frames to interrupt the view. When fully open, Glass Curtains stack against the wall at the side of the opening for maximum accessibility between areas.
Benefits:
- Maximum access when open
- No interruption of light flow or view when closed
- Noise reduction between areas when closed
- Temperatures maintained separately each side of the divide
See our web site for more details and photographs and a quote request form or call us with your enquiry or for an instant quotation on
01582 492730
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
The difference between Glass Curtains and Curtain Walls
Glass Curtains are openable doors or windows, made of glass, for use as patio doors, terrace or balcony enclosures, partitions and restaurant/storefronts. They are fitted to the height of a single storey opening and are fully openable along the whole (theoretically limitless) width of the opening.
Glass Curtains originated, we believe, in Spain. It is the name commonly used for glazed panels that slide along runners to a side wall, then can be turned at right-angles to be neatly stacked out of the main line of sight of an opening.
They became popular with owners of apartments with large balconies and terraces so that the chill wind could be kept at bay to extend the use of the area between warm summers. The application was also used to separate internal areas so that the concept of Open Plan was maintained whilst only smaller living areas needed to be heated.
Simultaneously, restaurant owners saw their commercial use, internally (for seasonal fluctuations in customer numbers and to accommodate private parties), externally (to deflect strong winds) and as the ideal frontage to their premises, allowing the division or coalition of inside and outside dining.
When Glass Curtains are closed, they could be described as a glass wall or invisible wall but the key difference is that, generally, walls do not open whereas Glass Curtains do - the whole "wall" can be removed quickly and easily. The primary door is opened, allowing the other panels to slide along the track.
Glass Curtains are suitable for both domestic and commercial use.
Curtain Walling in a building is a lightweight, non-loadbearing external wall (using glazing or cladding) that is attached to a load-bearing (e.g. steel or concrete) frame rather than built up from the ground like a traditional wall; the curtains wall is fixed and not designed to open.
According to Wikipedia:
"Curtain wall is a term used to describe a building façade which does not carry any dead load from the building other than its own dead load, and one which transfers the horizontal loads (wind loads) that are incident upon it. These loads are transferred to the main building structure through connections at floors or columns of the building. A curtain wall is designed to resist air and water infiltration, wind forces acting on the building, seismic forces (usually only those imposed by the inertia of the curtain wall), and its own dead load forces.
Curtain walls are typically designed with extruded aluminium members, although the first curtain walls were made of steel. The aluminium frame is typically infilled with glass, which provides an architecturally pleasing building, as well as benefits such as daylighting. However, parameters related to solar gain control such as thermal comfort and visual comfort are more difficult to control when using highly-glazed curtain walls. Other common infills include: stone veneer, metal panels, louvers, and operable windows or vents.
Curtain walls differ from storefront systems in that they are designed to span multiple floors, and take into consideration design requirements such as: thermal expansion and contraction; building sway and movement; water diversion; and thermal efficiency for cost-effective heating, cooling, and lighting in the building."
If you are interested in Glass Curtains, there is further information available on the SunSeeker Doors web site, here and here.
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Glass Curtains originated, we believe, in Spain. It is the name commonly used for glazed panels that slide along runners to a side wall, then can be turned at right-angles to be neatly stacked out of the main line of sight of an opening.
They became popular with owners of apartments with large balconies and terraces so that the chill wind could be kept at bay to extend the use of the area between warm summers. The application was also used to separate internal areas so that the concept of Open Plan was maintained whilst only smaller living areas needed to be heated.
Simultaneously, restaurant owners saw their commercial use, internally (for seasonal fluctuations in customer numbers and to accommodate private parties), externally (to deflect strong winds) and as the ideal frontage to their premises, allowing the division or coalition of inside and outside dining.
When Glass Curtains are closed, they could be described as a glass wall or invisible wall but the key difference is that, generally, walls do not open whereas Glass Curtains do - the whole "wall" can be removed quickly and easily. The primary door is opened, allowing the other panels to slide along the track.
Glass Curtains are suitable for both domestic and commercial use.
Curtain Walling in a building is a lightweight, non-loadbearing external wall (using glazing or cladding) that is attached to a load-bearing (e.g. steel or concrete) frame rather than built up from the ground like a traditional wall; the curtains wall is fixed and not designed to open.
According to Wikipedia:
"Curtain wall is a term used to describe a building façade which does not carry any dead load from the building other than its own dead load, and one which transfers the horizontal loads (wind loads) that are incident upon it. These loads are transferred to the main building structure through connections at floors or columns of the building. A curtain wall is designed to resist air and water infiltration, wind forces acting on the building, seismic forces (usually only those imposed by the inertia of the curtain wall), and its own dead load forces.
Curtain walls are typically designed with extruded aluminium members, although the first curtain walls were made of steel. The aluminium frame is typically infilled with glass, which provides an architecturally pleasing building, as well as benefits such as daylighting. However, parameters related to solar gain control such as thermal comfort and visual comfort are more difficult to control when using highly-glazed curtain walls. Other common infills include: stone veneer, metal panels, louvers, and operable windows or vents.
Curtain walls differ from storefront systems in that they are designed to span multiple floors, and take into consideration design requirements such as: thermal expansion and contraction; building sway and movement; water diversion; and thermal efficiency for cost-effective heating, cooling, and lighting in the building."
If you are interested in Glass Curtains, there is further information available on the SunSeeker Doors web site, here and here.
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