Spider Glazing
There are various glazing options available for facade opening and one of the elegant glass design option is spider glazing. Spider glazing executed with 1/2″ clear toughened glasses or laminated glasses. Spider glazing concepts for elevations using spider hardware, articulated or fixed bolts with glass fin of 5/8″laminated glass.
Spider glazing concept is rightly applicable for the elevation /opening height more than 12 feet and up to any heights provided with proper structural support.
Spider glazing materials are made of forged stainless steel and various size, designs, colors and surface finishing variants are available. There are 3 kinds of spider hardware like 4 way spider hardware,2 way spider hardware and single way spider hardware. Base on the specific location and designs this spider arms are used. All the joints and corners of the Spider glazed glasses are packed with silicon sealants of various colors like white, black or clear. Spider glazing done with stainless steel pipes running both vertical and horizontal directions to support the larger sized glasses connected with spider hardware. SS pipes can be of any diameter and thickness as per the structural consultant specifications.
Comments