VIEW CRYSTAL RAILINGFrameless glass railing, in two load classes: 1.0 and 3.0 kN/m.Maximum height1.100 mmLoad1.0 or 3.0 kN/mGlazing12 laminated make-upsClassificationClass A – ExcellentView detailsGlass and aluminium railings
A good railing shows little and holds a great deal. Everything else is a question of fixings.
A railing is the one element on a balcony or a terrace that has to withstand a load nobody ever hopes to see. That is why the first question is not what it looks like, but what line load it carries and how it fixes into the structure.
We build railings on Cortizo systems, either with continuous glass and no posts in the line of sight, or with bars where the architecture asks for them. They fix to the face of the slab or to its edge, depending on how the floor was designed.
Each system below has its own technical page, with the permissible load, the accepted glass make-ups and the manufacturer’s original data sheet to download.
Systems
What we make
Four systems, with different fixings and a different visual presence. The figures on the cards are those from the official Cortizo data sheets.
VIEW CRYSTAL RAILINGFrameless glass railing, in two load classes: 1.0 and 3.0 kN/m.Maximum height1.100 mmLoad1.0 or 3.0 kN/mGlazing12 laminated make-upsClassificationClass A – ExcellentView details
VIEW CRYSTAL FIT PLUS RAILINGLoads up to 3.0 kN/m, with categories of use declared against both the CTE and Eurocode 1.Maximum height1.100 mmLoadup to 3.0 kN/mGlazing12 laminated make-upsClassificationClass A – ExcellentView details
CLASSIC RAILINGFour configurations — glass or bars, with or without a handrail — and three handrail profiles.ClassificationClass A – ExcellentMinimum height900 mmSpacing between postsmaximum 1,000 mmConfigurations4View details
JULIET BALCONYJuliet balcony railing, up to 1,800 mm wide, for a category of use of up to 1.6 kN/m.Maximum width1.800 mmCategory of useup to 1.6 kN/mGlazing8 laminated make-upsClassificationClass A – ExcellentView detailsThe full specifications, the performance tables and the official data sheet for each system are on the system’s own page. We keep them in one place, so that no figure exists in two versions.
How we choose
What we agree before ordering
Line load
This is the first figure to check, and it follows the use of the building. A railing in a home and one in a public space are not sized the same way.
Fixing method
On the face of the slab or on its edge. The decision follows the existing structure and how far the railing is meant to appear to float.
Glass make-up
Railing glass is laminated, in the make-ups the manufacturer declares for each system. We do not improvise thicknesses.
The handrail
With or without. Some configurations require one, others leave it optional. It is decided together with the system.
The finish
The aluminium is powder coated or anodised, in the same range as the rest of the joinery, so that the whole reads as one.
Installation
We install with our own teams. The fixing into the structure is checked on site, before anything is made.
Applications
Where it is used
- Balconies
- Terraces
- Internal staircases
- External staircases
- Mezzanines
- Swimming pools
- Residential buildings
- Retail and commercial spaces
- Public buildings
Next step
Do you have a railing project?
Send us the drawings or photographs of the area. We will come back with the right system, the glass make-up and the price.
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