Glass partitions in the apartment

Recently, there are more and more new products in interior design. The emergence of new trends in the interior is associated with the introduction of new apartment layouts. After the appearance of studio apartments, glass partitions in an apartment are gaining popularity.

Advantages and disadvantages of glass partitions

Glass partitions have long been used in the interior of apartments and offices. First of all, because they allow to divide the space into zones and increase it visually due to the reflective properties of glass.

Additionally, it is necessary to say about the operational characteristics that pleasantly hit consumers:

• no need to purchase special care products;
• security;
• no likelihood of mold, bloating, scuffs;
• long operational term.

Installing glass partitions, it should be remembered that permission to redevelop the apartment from utilities is not necessary, this fact will also be a definite plus.

However, the redevelopment of the apartment with the help of glass partitions, there are drawbacks. First is the high price. Secondly, the complexity of transportation and the required high accuracy of measurements of parameters before installation. In addition, we must take into account that the transparent glass partitions do not hide what I would like to hide. Their purpose is rather aesthetic. If you need to ensure privacy, you should choose frosted partitions. They do not provide a sufficient level of noise insulation and heat insulation.

Constructive views

Let us single out the main structural types of glass partitions - they can be frame and solid.

Solid glass partitions create an indescribable effect of airiness, weightlessness. In addition, they have significant strength, which greatly reduces the risk of injury.

Frame partitions of glass can be of any size, as recruited from the modules.

In the glass partition can be located on the door as a compartment, moving in one or two directions, or swing.

Various options for the use of partitions

Use glass partitions in the apartment can be different. The glass partition can carry the function of a full-fledged interior partition and divide the apartment into the required premises. In this case, sliding (and you can read how to make a sliding partition yourself) and hinged all-glass constructions will be used here. The kitchen, living room or dining room can be separated by a glass partition without the effect of visually reducing space.

The use of glass partitions for dividing space into zones and for decorating most often takes place in the presence of a large room. In this case, all-glass static structures with decorative elements, such as lighting, sandblasted patterns or matte inserts, will be used. Such glass partitions look very impressive and visually expand the space.

Installation Features

Installation of glass partitions begins, first of all, with a careful calculation of the dimensions of the structure under the desired parameters, since the process does not involve re-processing the glass cloth.

The necessary installation conditions are:

• the presence of a fair floor,
• the places where the glass partitions will move apart,
• the presence of a decorated opening,
• Observance of absolute parallelism of the upper part of the opening and the floor,
• providing a single plane of the walls, which are located around the opening.

When installing partitions with a pattern, it is necessary to withstand the overall composition using a certain number of panels. If the glass partition is large or radial, finishing works of very high quality must be carried out before installation.

Installing partitions in the opening of wood or drywall will additionally require the metal frame frame to be fixed to the supporting walls, in order to avoid their possible collapse.

If you correctly take into account all the above features of the installation of glass partitions, they will please the customer for many years.

Video: installation of a glass partition in the bathroom

Video: masonry glass partition of glass blocks

The use of partitions in the interior

Now in the interior of the apartment glass partitions look organically and familiar, but before they were installed exclusively in office space.

Partitions made of glass make it possible to achieve the impossible: at the same time isolate themselves from others and be close to the household. Glass partitions in families with small children are particularly convenient, since the transparency of the partition will allow you to see what is happening behind it, whether there is a reason for worrying. Such partitions will allow you to find a lot of new solutions in the ways of the original interior design.

Glass partitions with dotted lights look very stylish, they allow you to simulate different areas of space (read about the zoning methods in this article), focus on some objects and distract from others. The visual weightlessness and transparency of the partitions will transfer this effect to the entire room. However, it should be remembered that the partitions are made of tempered glass and can be installed even in children, without fear for the safety of the child. If a partition made of triplex glass, for example, is still broken, it will break not into small sharp fragments, but into large ones with rounded edges - it is impossible to hurt much.

The decoration of glass partitions can be different: sandblast drawings, stained glass technique, engraved glass, crash technology, built-in lighting. The drawings are applied on the glass surface itself, and if a special technique is used, the artist can make them bulky.

See in our selection how the glass partitions in the apartment look like.

Photos of glass partitions