Everything glass, explained.
Straight answers about impact windows, frameless hinged and bypass shower doors, glass railings, mirrors and storefront glass across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach — from Castilla Glass, a third-generation family glass company.
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Clear AnswersDo You Actually Have Impact Windows? The Two-Minute Check
Most people in South Florida bought a house that was already built and were never handed a spec sheet. Here is how to find out what is in your own walls, with a flashlight and two minutes.
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Clear AnswersThree Questions to Ask Before You Buy a Glass Railing
Everybody shops the glass. The glass is the cheap part. What holds it up, and what that is bolted into, is the job. Ask these before anyone orders a panel.
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Clear AnswersYour Shower Door Is Leaking. It Is Almost Never the Glass.
Water on the bathroom floor and you are about to call someone to replace the glass. Don't, yet. Nine times out of ten it is one of three things you can check this weekend.
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Clear AnswersClear, Ultra Clear or Frosted: Choosing Shower Glass
Every frameless hinged and bypass shower door we build starts with three decisions: which glass, how thick, and which finish on the hardware. Here is what each choice actually changes.
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Mirrors · Miami BeachMirror Walls for Miami Beach Gyms, Studios and Homes
How a full mirror wall is planned, cut and mounted, from seam placement and safety backing to what stops the black edge, for Miami Beach home gyms, dance studios and dining rooms.
Read →Impact windows & doors · Fort LauderdaleWind-Mitigation Inspections in Fort Lauderdale: What the Inspector Looks For on Your Windows
How the opening-protection section of a Florida wind-mitigation inspection works, what Fort Lauderdale homeowners can have ready, and why the label on the frame decides the outcome.
Read →Shower doors · Miami BeachFrameless Shower Doors in Miami Beach: Hinged or Bypass?
The two frameless styles we build for Miami Beach bathrooms, how to tell which one your opening wants, and the glass, thickness and hardware finish choices that come with it.
Read →Glass railings · KendallGlass Railings in Kendall: Height, Gap, Glass and Anchor
The four things that decide whether a glass railing in Kendall passes inspection and lasts: required height, the four-inch sphere rule, tempered versus laminated, and what it is anchored into.
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