Architectural glass & aluminum

Cut to themillimetre.Set to the skyline.

Glass railings, balcony glass, interior glass and aluminum for luxury homes, low-rise, high-rise and commercial projects. Measured, cut, tempered, delivered and installed by one crew.

Railings · Balconies · Interiors · Aluminum Scroll the production line
The production line
  1. Raw sheet
  2. CNC cut
  3. Temper
  4. Load
  5. Deliver
  6. Install
Step 01 / 06 · Raw sheet

It starts as one jumbo sheet.

Low-iron float glass arrives in full jumbo sheets and is checked for distortion and edge chips before it touches the table.

3210 × 6000 mm10 / 12 / 15 mmLow-iron clear
Step 02 / 06 · CNC cutting

Cut on CNC, to the millimetre.

Railing panels, door blanks and patch-fitting holes are nested on one sheet and cut by a CNC bridge. Less waste, tighter tolerances, joints that line up on site.

±1 mm toleranceNested layoutsDrilled fittings
Step 03 / 06 · Edge & temper

Heated to 620 °C, then quenched.

After edging and polishing, every panel is tempered. Rapid air cooling locks the surface in compression, making it roughly four times stronger than annealed glass.

Flat polished edgeTempered safety glassHeat-soak on request
Step 04 / 06 · Loading

Lifted by vacuum, never dragged.

Finished panels go onto padded A-frames with vacuum lifters, labelled by floor and unit so the install sequence is set before the truck leaves.

Vacuum lifterPadded A-framesLabelled by unit
Step 05 / 06 · Delivery

Driven by the crew that installs it.

The people who measured your site bring the glass to it. No courier handoffs, and no surprises at the loading bay.

Our own trucksScheduled with your GC
Step 06 / 06 · Installation

Set floor by floor, then signed off.

Panels drop into aluminum base shoe or post-and-clamp systems, then get plumbed, shimmed, capped and sealed. The same standard on a hillside home or the twentieth floor.

Base shoe & clampBC Building Code guardsCrane & swing-stage
Services

Glass and aluminum, under one roof.

One contractor for the glass, the metal that holds it and the crew that sets it. Fewer handoffs, one warranty and one number to call.

Glass railings

Frameless and framed guards for decks, stairs, terraces and rooftops.

  • Aluminum base shoe
  • Post & clamp
  • Standoff & spigot
  • Top-cap handrails

Balcony glass

Slab-edge guards for low-rise and towers, sequenced floor by floor.

  • Laminated safety glass
  • Glass-infill aluminum
  • Privacy & wind screens
  • Repairs & replacement

Interior glass

Glass that makes rooms feel bigger, in homes and commercial spaces.

  • Shower enclosures
  • Office partitions
  • Glass doors & fittings
  • Mirrors & feature walls

Aluminum work

Powder-coated aluminum built for coastal rain and salt air.

  • Picket railings
  • Fences & gates
  • Storefront framing
  • Custom fabrication
620°C tempering temperature
±1 mmCNC cutting tolerance
4×Strength of tempered vs. annealed glass
1 crewFrom site measure to sign-off
Start a project

Tell us what you're building.

Send drawings, photos or just a rough size. We'll book a site measure and send a written quote, usually within a few business days.

Phone(604) 000-0000
Emailquotes@a1glassaluminum.ca
Service areaMetro Vancouver & the Fraser Valley
Project type