Glass Balustrade Advice

recession

Hi

I would be very grateful for some advice on a Glass Balaustrade I would like to install myself, for our upstairs landing of our house.

Looking on the complex building control website, I believe we have to have a handrail. Anyone got any ideas (I want to do this legally, as looking to sell and move soon)? I did inquire with our council but was informed there is a charge so did not proceed.

After spending days looking at various sites, it looks like the glass posts and clamps are all designed for either a straight line or 90 degree (i.e. landing in a L shape). However our landing is not a L shape (https://ibb.co/fRHKaS), it is straight along and then slanted and then straight to the wall.

Anyone got any ideas on what sort of glass clamps or posts I should use? I am unable to get a company in as they want a huge amount of money and to save money want to do this myself.

Hope above makes senses, otherwise please yell.
Thanks

k3lvc

It make sense but I don't see there being a moneysaving solution to this - you're unlikely to get off the shelf fittings to the angles/lengths needed so getting a man (or woman) in is likely to be your only option

Slinky

It is worth the money and bother if you're planning on moving soon? What's it replacing?

EssexExile

As above, is it worth it? Glass balustrades are like Marmite, some love them & some hate them.

recession

Thanks for the replies.

It is replacing what was a very old style concrete brick balustrade, which as part of renovations we have knocked down and got rid off.

Yes I appreciate some like to hate, too be honest not sure myself as they do sometimes look "commercial", however orders from the better half must done

System

get a metal balustrade made up if you are going to sell.
Glass systems are expensive - and cheap ones look absolutely awful, you'll do more harm than good trying to fudge together something like this.
The money saving approach is to put in something else!

recession

"metal balustrade" - do you mean metal balustrade glass clamps to hold the glass? that was what I was thinking to do, not sure if I explained it very well

System

no, I mean a balustrade made of metal - presumably this is external use?
Simple, well made metal balustrade will look 100 times better than a home spun attempt at a cheap glass balustrade - the glass is the real expense on these

recession

No this is the upstairs landing of a house

System

what kind of house has a concrete balustrade internally?! :eek:
put a timber one in, most cost effective and what people will expect to see - tell your partner that there's no point in investing in something which next owner will likely want to rip out and you'll not make any money on from the sale

kevm_2

You don't have to have a top rail for building regulations, but you would need thicker laminated glass.

There's nothing to stop you buying all the components yourself but you'd need to drill+tap holes for clamps etc and then using adjustable elbows for the top rail.

A fabrication company would be able to do this for you and would obviously supply what you need for you to fit.

Looks like you'd need 5 upright posts, top rail (fabricated to specific angles), 4 glass panels. I'd suggest about £750 plus VAT.