How to build a glass-block wall Glass Brick Wall

Glass blocks make an interesting alternative to more traditional building materials and you can choose from a vast array of sizes, colours and designs.

They’re especially good in kitchens and bathrooms, as they stand up well to grease and humidity.

They’re a stylish way to divide a room and make good use of the light.

Consult

Contact

Download

Preparation:

To work out the dimensions of your frame, lay a single row of blocks on the floor with plastic spacers between them (make sure you include one at each end). Measure the total length, then do the same for the vertical dimension and cut the frame to fit.

Next, fit the frame into place, packing it with small off-cuts of wood to ensure it’s level and square if necessary. After that, fix it to the walls, ceiling and floor. Drill holes in the frame, mark the wall – and don’t forget to check for any hidden pipes or cables. Then drill the fixing holes and insert 50mm wall plugs and screws into masonry, 38mm screws into wood (ceiling joists or the studs of a stud wall), or hollow wall fixings into plasterboard.

If the span of your wall is greater than 1.4m, you should lay steel reinforcing bars between each row of blocks. Lay the mortar on top of the blocks and press the reinforcing bar into it. If you need more than one bar for the length of the wall, overlap them by 150mm.

Advantages:

▪ Wide range of design options (pattern, size, colors) straight,curved, and descontinuous curved wall are available through selections of glass block sizes. pattern permit light control and use of transparent of non- transparent glass block. a colorful atmosphere can be created by choosing colored blocks.

▪ Energy-Saving, the inside of each glass block is near-vacuum with a pressure of 0.3atm. this provide the glass block with a higher heat insulting value than double glazed glass, qualitying the glass block as an enery-saving building material.

▪ Glass blocks are extremely energy efficient. Their hollow centers not only generate thermal insulation values that are similar to double-pane windows, but the mortar that holds each block together performs an even better job of blocking air infiltration than traditional window frames. They therefore save energy not only by diffusing natural light and reducing the need for artificial lighting, but by being airtight and thus reducing drafts or heat transfer.

Dimensions:

▪ Rectangle Bricks 200*100*50mm，200*100*50mm, 100*100*50mm, and 150*150*50mm

▪ Square Bricks 190*190*80mm，145*145*80mm

▪ Bar-type Bricks 240*50*50mm

Glass Products

Related Products

Leaving a message