subject: Glass Fencing: To Improve Safety And Visual Appearance Of The Swimming Pool Area [print this page] Safety around a swimming pool is becoming a concern nowadays with more and more accidents happening. Everybody wants a great swimming experience without compromising on the safety of others. It is here where a form of fencing which is becoming increasingly popular among homes with swimming pools. This form of fencing is done with glass and is called Glass Pool Fencing.
Glass Fencing: Safety Factors
Glass Fencing can be secured with automatic self-locks which allow restricted access. Small kids and toddlers can be thus kept away from the pool.
Glass Pool Fencing is used in swimming pools to prevent accidents and to prevent pets and other stray animals from falling in.
The glass used in Glass Fencing is thicker and hardened to withstand impacts. It does not fracture easily.
Glass does not rot, rust, or weather like other materials.
The frameless models allow for an easy viewing even at nighttime. There is also the enhanced safety factor as there are no toeholds and notches in these frameless models which can be used by small children to climb up to get inside the pool area.
Glass Fencing: Visual Factors
Besides having the many advantages mentioned above, Glass Fencing is also a great option for fencing your pool as it adds to the aesthetic appeal of pool area. Other alternatives like steel posts do not look as great. Glass, being transparent, is aesthetically pleasing on the eyes and gives a feeling of vastness when compared to any other material used for fencing. Glass Fencing requires less maintenance than others. Also for smaller swimming pool areas where space is limited, Glass Fencing adds an illusion of space.
Glass Fencing Types
For people who are thinking of getting Glass Pool Fencing installed, there are different choices available in the market. The fencing comes in three variants - framed, semi-framed and frameless. The framed models come with metal frames fixed all along the borders of the glass with steel posts in between. The semi-framed models have steel posts but no metal frames. The last and the most convenient kind are the frameless ones, which only come with a few bolts and hinges to secure them into place.
More and more people are turning to Glass Fencing to protect their pools because of its increasing affordability, convenience, and great security factor.
