Glass Juliet balconies

Glass Juliet balconies: design and installation choices

Request a Juliet balcony as a complete guarding system, with the opening, fixing substrate and glass specification reviewed together.

A Juliet balcony is guarding across a full-height opening without a projecting standing platform. It preserves the view while restricting a fall through the opening.

The glass and its anchors need assessment for the actual opening and substrate. Reusing an old fixing pattern does not establish that the replacement system is suitable.

Measurement reference

Enter the structural opening width and proposed guarding height, then describe fixing centres on a drawing. These dimensions are not finished glass sizes.

Budget and optional extras

Structural work, anchors, access and installation may add materially to a supply-kit price.

Published prices on the main page state their reference size, supply or fitting scope, VAT basis and source. Add-ons are individually requested in the configurator and need separate supplier pricing.

Glass Juliet balconies for your project

Common enquiry briefs include french doors, full-height window, sliding door opening, replacement juliet system. Describe the intended use and the supporting construction so the supplier can assess the complete specification. Different applications can need different glass processing, fixings and installation details.

Guard the opening as one system

Glass, channels or buttons, anchors and the supporting wall need one compatible design. A pane alone is not a balcony system.

Survey the structure behind the finish

Insulation, render and cavity construction affect how loads reach the building. Provide the wall build-up before selecting fixings.

What to include in a made-to-measure quote

Compare quotes using the same dimensions, quantities, finish, glass construction and installation scope. If you have a drawing or an existing specification, include its reference and identify which details still need advice.

• Fixing arrangement: The wall structure and edge distances must be checked by the designer.
• Supporting structure: Cladding and insulation are not structural anchorage.
• Glazing requirement: Record the engineered build rather than selecting thickness by appearance.
• Metal finish: Ask for a sample and appropriate exposure specification.
• Handrail / capping: The chosen system and post-breakage design determine whether it is required.
• Frosted or tinted glass: Confirm the final laminate and finish together.
• Structural survey and drawings: Include anchorage assessment and installation drawings.
• Access / lifting equipment: Record floor level, scaffold needs and access restrictions.
• What should the quote include?: Ask suppliers to itemise delivery, measurement and fitting separately.

Cut-to-size dimensions, edges and fabrication

Measure the finished glass only when the fitting allowances and support details are known. Otherwise identify the opening or existing panel you measured and request a survey. Give each different size its own basket line, with its quantity and drawing reference.

Holes, cut-outs, shaped edges and interfaces with hardware should be settled before manufacture. The finished glass construction and any coatings must suit the intended environment. A screen preview or concept photograph cannot replace a sample, survey or product-specific installation drawing.

Supplier checks before manufacture

• Supplier and structural designer must confirm guarding loads, anchorage, height and post-breakage behaviour.
• Opening width, glass width and fixing centres are different; no automatic overlap allowance is applied.
• The supplier must agree the final sizes, construction and compatible fittings before manufacture.
• Confirm survey, packaging, delivery, access and installation responsibilities in the written quote.

Requesting comparable glass quotes

Save the choices you know and ask for help with the rest. The quote basket records a specification request rather than placing a manufacturing order. A firm quote needs an agreed final build, dimensions, delivery arrangements and any installation or design work.

When comparing proposals, check that glass-only supply and supply with fitting cover the same scope. Ask who provides measurement, drawings, supports, compatible hardware, lifting access and finishing work. Keep the final approved specification with the order.