IQ Glass Solutions LTD, Sky House, Raans Road, Amersham, HP6 6FT
Glass Options
Fire Rated Glass
Walk on glass floors required to carry a fire rating to protect exit ways and stop the spread of fire from lower floors upwards are developed and tested to withstand a prolonged period of protection during a fire.
Toughened glass will withstand temperatures up to 260°C whereby fire rated glass can withstand temperatures in excess of 870°C.
Transparent fire-rated walk on glass floors is a complex technical glazing product and one that IQ Glass has extensive experience in.
IQ Glass designs specialist walk-on glass units with a fire rating of up to 60/60. Fire-rated glass is an extremely specialist and delicate area of architectural glazing design. By combining elements of structural glass and high specification fire-rated glass, IQ Glass is able to create a fire-rated glass floor that can achieve fire ratings of up to 60 minutes integrity and 60 minutes insulation (E160).
IQ has the capability of creating oversized fire-rated glass floors with full safety and fire-rated certification and testing to EN 13501-2 in line with Building Regulations Approved Document B.
Full Fire Rated Assembly
When specifying fire-rated glass, it is important to keep in mind that all elements of the construction will need to be fire rated in order to gain a fire certificate. IQ Glass offers an entire fire-rated glass floor structure including fire-rated steel supports for a larger or longer walk on fire-rated glass floor.
Various glass shapes can be achieved, and have been tested, as part of the IQ Fire glass floor solution allowing greater flexibility in the design of fire-rated glass installations. Shapes from circles, curved edges and slanted edges can be achieved and allow the fire-rated glass floor installation to line up with oddly shaped walls or walkways.
Additionally, a larger number of screen printed finishes can be chosen for the walk on surface of the fire-rated glass floor to provide an anti-slip finish in a range of colours and patterns.
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Further Reading
What is Structural Glass