Frazer Town and Cooke Town are full of old buildings that were never made to hold glass partitions. High ceilings, deep verandas, arched openings, and walls that have moved a lot since they were built. Add the restaurants along Mosque Road, which are a very different job, and this is one of the harder areas on our list to measure.
High ceilings change the glass, not just the price
A partition here is often much taller than normal, and that has real effects.
Taller panels need thicker glass. A long run usually needs a support rod at the top, tying it back to a wall or the structure. A tall panel with nothing holding it will bend, and that movement works the fittings loose over a year or two.
A long panel is also harder to carry up stairs than a normal one. So the turn in the staircase matters more here than almost anywhere. We measure it on the same visit as the room. Where a panel will not make it, we make the run as two panels with a slim joint.
Openings that are no longer square
These buildings have moved. Walls lean, floors slope, and an arched or widened opening is rarely the same width at the top and the bottom.
Frameless glass has almost no room to take that up, so a gap shows down the edge.
A slim aluminium frame takes it up inside the channel and hides a lot. It usually costs a little less on a simple run. Where a bathroom or a room has just been fully redone, frameless is the better looking answer again. We check with a level instead of deciding in advance.
Mosque Road restaurants
The eating places along Mosque Road are a different job from the houses behind them. Doors and front glass in constant use, and repairs that have to be done before service.
A restaurant door goes on a floor spring made for public use, with a lock and handle to match. Lighter fittings look the same and start slamming within a year.
We work before you open or after you close. A door repair fits into a morning. Send a short video of the door moving and we will usually know what has failed before anyone travels.
