At Westview Glass, we have a number of glass types for you to choose from for your glass repair or glass installation. To view the options available to you, please click on the headers below
Glass for all applications
Obscure Glass
Cathedral Obscured Glass
Satin Light Obscured Glass
Spotswood Obscured Glass
Translucent
Spotswood Obscured Glass
Toughened Glass
Toughened is made from annealed glass via a thermal tempering process. Toughened glass is a type of A grade safety glass and when processed by controlled thermal treatments it increases the strength compared with normal float glass. Furnace capabilities: Minimum 300mm x 150mm Maximum 3600mm x 2100mm depending on glass thickness
Toughened Glass - Shattered
Toughened Glass - Pieces
Laminated Glass
Laminated glass is a type of safety glass that holds together when shattered. The interlayer keeps the glass bonded even when broken, and its high strength prevents the glass from breaking up into large sharp pieces.
Laminated Glass - Shattered
Laminated Glass - Shattered
Clear Laminated
| 5.38mm | Clear |
| 6.38mm | Clear |
| 8.38mm | Clear |
| 10.38mm | Clear |
| 12.38mm | Clear |
Tinted/Translucent Laminated
| 6.38mm | Grey |
| 10.38mm | Grey |
| 6.38mm | Translucent |
| 10.38mm | Clear |
Float Glass
Float glass is a sheet of glass made by floating molten glass on a bed of molten metal, typically tin, although lead and various low melting point alloys were used in the past.
Float Glass
Low Iron Float Glass
Patterned Float Glass
Clear Float
| 2mm | Clear |
| 2mm | Non Reflective |
| 3mm | Clear |
| 4mm | Clear |
| 5mm | Clear |
| 6mm | Clear |
| 8mm | Clear |
| 10mm | Clear |
| 12mm | Clear |
| 15mm | Clear |
Tinted Float
| 4mm | Bronze |
| 5mm | Bronze |
| 6mm | Bronze |
| 10mm | Bronze |
| 4mm | Grey |
| 5mm | Grey |
| 6mm | Grey |
| 10mm | Grey |
Low Iron Float
| 6mm | Low Iron |
| 10mm | Low Iron |
| 12mm | Low Iron |
Satin Etch Float
| 3mm | Satin Etch |
| 4mm | Satin Etch |
| 5mm | Satin Etch |
| 6mm | Satin Etch |
| 10mm | Satin Etch |
| 12mm | Satin Etch |
Patterned Float
| 5mm | Satinline |
| 6mm | Satinline |
| 5mm | Spotswood |
| 6mm | Spotswood |
| 5mm | Cathedral |
| 6mm | Desert Sand |
| 5mm | Seadrift |
Low E Glass (Energy Efficient)
Low-e glass stands for low emissivity glass. This glass varies from normal clear glass in that one side of the glass has a special metal coating, technically known as a low emissitivity, or Low E. coating.
Low-E glass is a type of insulating glass, which increases the energy efficiency of windows by reducing the transfer of heat or cold through glass. That means in the winter your house stays warmer, and in the summer it stays cooler.
There are two types of Low-E (low emissivity) glass available – Pyrolytic (hard coat) is our Sunergy product and is considered to be a medium performer, and sputtered (vacuum deposition or soft coat) is considered to be the highest performer.
As energy saving will become more and more important in our daily lives, implementing low-e glass in our houses will soon be a standard we all have to comply to.
Low-e glass, how does it work?
Float Glass
Winter Time
The sun’s energy is “SHORT WAVE RADIATION” which passes through the window and is absorbed by carpet, furniture, etc. The energy is then transformed into long wave radiation. The long wave radiation wants to flow from warm to cool. Naturally, it will try to escape from the glass. At night the heat produced from radiators, wood stoves, etc., will also want to escape out through the glazing. The Low-E coating prevents this when the radiant room-side heat is reflected back into the building. This results in a lower winter U-value. For winter comfort, the higher the indoor glass temperature, the better the product is for comfort.
Summer Time
The Low-E coating manages the sun’s heat in the summer by reducing the amount of heat transferred through the window in the summer. The Low-E coating filters the sun’s short-wave radiation, which cuts down on the amount of solar heat gain into your building. For summer comfort, the lower the indoor glass temperature, the better the product is for comfort.
More on the two types of Low-e glass
Hard Coat Low E
Hard coat Low E, or pyrolytic coating, is a coating applied at high temperatures and is sprayed onto the glass surface during the float glass process. (HARD COAT)
Advantages
- The advantage is that the coating is relatively durable, which allows for ease of handling and tempering.
- Can be tempered after coating application.
- Can be used in single glazing applications.
- Utilizes passive solar heat gain.
Disadvantages
- Higher U-values compared to soft coat Low-E products
- Slightly higher haze levels.
- Higher solar heat gain coefficient compared to soft coat Low-E products.
- Hard coat glass also has the possibility of a slight haze, which can be visible under certain angles.
Soft Coat Low E
Soft coat Low E, or sputter coating, is applied in multiple layers of optically transparent silver sandwiched between layers of metal oxide in a vacuum chamber. This process provides the highest level of performance and a nearly invisible coating.
Advantages
- High visible light transmission.
- Ultra-low emissivities giving optimum winter U-values.
- Up to 70% less UV transmission compared with standard clear glazing.
- Optical clarity – minimal color haze.
Disadvantages
- High visible light transmission.
- Ultra-low emissivities giving optimum winter U-values.
- Up to 70% less UV transmission compared with standard clear glazing.
- Optical clarity – minimal color haze.