Eliterglass Manufacture PVB SGP Laminated Interior Glass Stairs and Glass Stair Railings

Here we share some modern interior glass stairs designs and stair railings.

The transparency of the glass staircase gives people a sense of transparency and visual enlargement, the glass material is more novel and unique, which has a great decoration effect.

Concrete stairs VS Glass stairs

Modern glass Stairs glass:

21.52 / 25.52mm clear tempered laminated glass is a typical glass combination used in modern glass stairs.
Sometimes also use triple laminated glass with over 30mm thickness is used to ensure safety.

The reason is laminated glass is the best structural safety glass.

The interlayer (PVB or SGP) bonds the tempered glass together, once any piece is broken, the interlayer keeps glass integrity and prevents 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 the same condition.

Post breakage test for laminated glass

The anti-Slip function of glass stairs

Glass is very slippery especially when it’s wet.

Glassmakers 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, diamonds, etc.

All these are acid etched frosted glass.

Combining with translucent PVB or frosted surface, the glass can decrease people’s fear of walking on the glass.

Anti-slip glass surface texture

Creative modern glass staircase systems

1. Glass staircase without glass railings

These stairs are mostly used in small partitions to account for the smallest living space, but it does bring some concern when walking on it, if you got a child or elders, or have to walk frequently up and down, it’s not suggested to use glass stairs without railings.

To increase safety and prevent falling, this system always has lights to help people know clearly where the steps are.

Glass stairs without railing systems

Frameless glass railings.
The simple glass railings bring safety, clear viewing of the house owners, it’s the ultimate simple beauty style that is quite popular and widely used by modern architects and designers.

Frameless glass railing glass staircase system

2. 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 several types:

Glass stairs with steel structure and steel railing

Glass staircase with railing posts and stainless steel threads

Glass staircase with vertical steel bars

Wood glass railing

Spiral glass staircase

Of course, there are many styles of stairs, and you can choose the appropriate glass stair steps Glass according to the style of the stairs.

Eliterglass 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.