Premium Glass in Murwillumbah

Here at Datco we are able to provide many services that you may not find elsewhere.



Some glass types and services we provide :

• Cut to size
• Reframing
• Specialty glass
• Mirror
• Single glazed/Double glazed/Triple glazed options
• Laminated glass
• LowE glass
• Coloured glass
• Toughened glass
• Oversized panels to meet BASIX and/or BAL ratings

At Datco, we aim to assist specifiers with preferred configurations and specifications to achieve desired energy rating benchmarks. Variables such as glass selection and performance values, glazing treatments and styles, sizing, cavity spacings and materials are all addressed holistically to ensure completed fittings are compliant with all relevant Australian standards and building code

At Datco, we aim to assist wherever we can.

Call us at 1300 137 221 for further information.

Toughened glass (Tempered glass)

Toughened glass has been ‘tempered’ by being reheated and quickly cooled again. This process makes it much stronger than standard glass – it can resist higher impact loads before breaking. It also makes it safer because, when it does shatter, it breaks into many small cubic pieces rather than dangerous shards. It can be used as ‘safety glass’ as mandated in Australian Standard AS1288 and may be mandated in bushfire-prone regions. However, toughened glass has no thermal or acoustic benefits over other glass of the same toning or thickness.

Various forms of glass including performance glass can be toughened

• Safe: When glass is damaged by external forces, debris will be a honeycomb-like scrawled obtuse particles, not easily cause harm to human body.
• High strength: The same thickness of tempered glass impact strength and bending strength is 3 ~ 5 times of common glass.
• Thermal Stability: Tempered glass has good thermal stability, which is able to withstand big temperature difference,3 times of common glass, it could withstand the 200 degree temperature changes.

Disadvantage:

• After tempered, the glass can’t be cut and machine,the glass should be cut before tempered.
• Under big different temperature, tempered glass has possibility of self-distruct.Common glass has no possibility to self-distruct.
• Tempered glass surface is not very flat, which could not be made into mirror.

FGI Clear Float Glass

Is a visually colourless and distortion free glass providing high light transmission (daylight) and clarity. Clear Float glass is the core base product for most of performance glass products and is commonly used in windows and doors

• Float glass offers no additional performance benefits in terms of insulation or reduction in solar heat gain
• Float glass will shatter and may produce dangerous shards of glass if broken

Tinted Glass
 
Tinted glass is produced by adding metal oxides to float glass during manufacture.

• Tinted glass absorbs and re-radiates solar energy reducing heat and in can provide cost efficient climate control.
• Tinted glass also reduces sun glare and is aesthetically appealing.
  
• Tinted glass is available most commonly in colours such as Grey, Green, Bronze & Blue.
• Tinted glass may be used to control solar heat gain but typically provides limited insulation benefit
• Tinted glass will shatter and may produce dangerous shards of glass if broken.

Reflective Glass
 
Reflective Glass has a metallic coating applied during the manufacturing process and creates a highly reflective appearance.

• Reflective glass achieves greater solar control than standard tinted float glass and can be used to create a specific visual appearance in a building.
  
• Reflective glass is typically available in Clear, Neutral, Green, Grey, Bronze and Blue colours.

Double glazing or Insulated Glass Units (IGU’s)

Consist of two panes of glass bonded to both sides of an spacer to create one unit. The space between the panes of glass may be filled with Argon gas to increase the insulating properties of the double glazing units.

IGU’s can be made up of various types of glass including LowE, Laminated, Toughened, Tinted or reflective glass

• IGU’s provide significantly improved insulation properties and are ideal for climates where extremes of heat or cool are experienced.