User Manual

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What goes into making my frameless glass
shower enclosure?
Even if you know what you want your frameless shower to look like, understanding key
components of a frameless shower will make the ordering and installation an easy and
understandable process.
Glass Thickness: As a standard we use 8mm clear toughened safety glass. Depending on the
size of panel you require we may have to go up to 10mm for greater rigidity on larger panels
(typically over 1200mm wide and/or 2100mm high). Some people prefer the look of 10mm thick
glass even if the panel doesn’t need to be that thick for structural reasons, this is perfectly fine as
all of our hardware will take both sizes just remember thicker glass will be more expensive and
heavier.
Glass Style: We have a wide range of glass styles other than standard clear glass:
• Acid Etched (Satin, frosted finish all over, easier to clean than sandblasted)
• Low-Iron (Ultra-Clear glass, no green tint to the edges
• Coloured tints (Certain colours available, still transparent)
• Back Painted (Colours from Ral chart, ideal for hiding side of a unit/bath. Opaque)
• Sandblasted Manifestations (Patterns on clear glass to identify it’s there)
• Easy Clean Coating (A surface treatment to prevent staining, needs maintenance and
eventually replacing every 3 years or so). We recommend if you want this to buy a home
application kit from Clearsheild and apply it after the panels are sealed as it can also
prevent the silicone sticking to the edges creating leaks, makes panels slippery to carry
and gives you a stock to re-apply when necessary. You could also apply to the tiles as
well.
8mm
10mm