Glass floor: types, features, advantages
Glass floor to date, you canmeet not only in expensive restaurants, nightclubs or shopping centers, but also in private houses or cottages. These are very beautiful structures that contribute to the free distribution of lighting throughout the room, giving it more scope and individuality.
It can be used to cover both the wholeroom, and individual fragments of the floor. A glass floor is made from a multilayer transparent or tinted triplex or from tempered laminated glass coated with a polymer layer.
Material Features
Triplex is a special glass, which consists ofseveral layers, fastened together by different types of film. Its thickness can be up to 4 cm. Such material is distinguished by its high resistance to load and abrasion, resistance to chemical agents.
To ensure the strength of the floor, the upper part of itmade of tempered glass. When choosing a material, you should pay attention to its quality, which depends on the fixing film. It can be of several kinds.
The floor is made of glass, made of a triplex withethylene vinyl acetate film is of low quality. With high humidity and low temperatures, it stratifies, which affects the strength of the glass. You can distinguish such a triplex in appearance - it has a matte color.
The material, glued together with polyvinyl butyral film,has better properties. This glass is designed for installation in large areas. The most expensive and high-quality - triplex, glued together with a film of thermoplastic polyurethane. Glass floor for security reasons must have a margin of safety.
Glass floor construction
The base under the glass floor is made ofmetal, wood or reinforced concrete. It should be smooth, stable. To illuminate the floors in the base, an opening is made through which the wires to the distributor are output.
The design of the floor is a glassA niche that has different shapes and sizes. Inside it may be decorative elements (pebbles, sand, plants, corals, etc.). The structural elements of such floors are: a metal frame, glass panels and lighting. The power structure of steel serves as a support for glass plates. On the perimeter of the niche is mounted a metal frame with the help of anchor bolts. It must be securely fixed, as this affects the quality and service life of the floor covering. To ensure a snug fit of the panels of glass, a rubber or silicone band is placed between the frame and the profiles.
Glass plates are opaque, transparent orcolored. They can consist of two parts. The first is made of a triplex, the second is made of tempered glass. The glass floor thus constructed allows the replacement of the damaged top of the floor covering.
Types of glass floors
The glass floor has many varieties, each kind gives the room its exquisite and unique look.
- Tape floors. Are set by paths along the walls, thatvisually increases the space of the room. It becomes more light and spacious. Under the glass, you can create various drawings, pictures that emphasize the originality of the coating.
- The floor in the form of a niche. It is mounted on a frame and usually has a small size. Inside the opening, you can make a composition from any materials and supplement it with a backlight.
- Color mosaic. Such a floor covering is used in the bathrooms, and together with the lighting, the glass floor in the bathroom creates a romantic atmosphere.
- maybe large glass cover. Such a floor must necessarily have an established backlight. Due to the properties of the translucence of the material, a unique, unique design of the room is obtained.
Illumination of a glass floor
Glass floors with illumination became fashionablea trend in the embodiment of design ideas. The variety of color palette and the transfusion of many shades contribute to their unusual beauty. You should know that not all light bulbs are suitable for backlighting. As a light source, use neon or fluorescent lamps, LED strip. Do not use halogen lamps, which will greatly heat the glass. Properly executed lighting emphasizes the uniqueness and transparency of the glass structure.
Advantages of floors from glass
Glass floors, photos of different types of which are presented in the article, create an indescribable atmosphere of unusualness, color and shade overflow.
In addition, they have a number of advantages:
- can withstand loads up to 400 kg;
- safe, shockproof;
- resistant to abrasion, aggressive environment, temperature changes;
- have a high level of sound insulation;
- durable;
- water resistant.
