Glass type
Tinted glass
Glass coloured right through: grey, bronze, green or blue. It cuts glare and some of the sun's heat, and gives a coloured look.
In our catalogue today
- Blue tint6, 10 mm Specification sheet (PDF)
- Bronze tint4, 6, 8, 10 mm Specification sheet (PDF)
- Green tint6, 10 mm Specification sheet (PDF)
- Grey tint4, 6, 8, 10, 12 mm Specification sheet (PDF)
Where it is used
- Shower screens
- Table tops and furniture
- Shop fronts and windows facing the sun
Toughening and processing
- Toughening
- Can be toughened to BS EN 12150-1.
- Processing
- Thicker tinted glass looks darker.
Standards
| Standard | What it covers |
|---|---|
| BS EN 572Glass in building. Basic soda lime silicate glass products | Float glass (part 2) and patterned glass (part 5): the base glass every other product starts from, its dimensions and quality. |
| BS EN 12150-1Glass in building. Thermally toughened soda lime silicate safety glass. Definition and description | What toughened safety glass is, its fragmentation test, flatness and edge work, and the limits for holes and notches. Every toughened pane carries a mark naming the standard. |