For a shower enclosure
8mm or 10mm toughened grey tint glass for a shower enclosure?
Both thicknesses are offered for a shower enclosure in grey tint glass, toughened as the layout requires. Here is what the choice changes, from today's price book and the configurator's own rules.
The thicker glass weighs 25% more per m²; which you need depends on the size and the fixing, which the configurator checks for your design.
At a glance
- 8mm rate: £97.15 per m² inc VAT.
- 10mm rate: £112.30 per m² inc VAT.
- A 1000 × 1000 mm toughened piece in 8mm: £178.90 inc VAT today.
- The same piece in 10mm: £230.74 inc VAT today.
- 10mm costs £51.84 more for that piece (29% more).
- 8mm weighs about 20 kg per m².
- 10mm weighs about 25 kg per m².
- 8mm is also offered for bath screen, over-the-door and shelf.
- 10mm is also offered for bath screen, over-the-door, shelf and table top.
- Largest 8mm piece: 3000 × 3000 mm.
- Largest 10mm piece: 3000 × 3000 mm.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is 10mm better than 8mm for a shower enclosure?
Thicker glass is stiffer and heavier. The configurator only offers the thicknesses its rules allow for the size and fixing of your shower enclosure, so either one it offers is a choice it can make.
How much more does the thicker glass cost?
For a 1000 × 1000 mm toughened piece today: £178.90 in 8mm and £230.74 in 10mm inc VAT (£149.08 and £192.28 ex VAT). Your exact size is priced in the configurator.