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Wet glaze channel High quality glazing channel, with variations of base shoe to suit all applications. Cement-like grout is used to secure the glass into the channel, and the channel can then be clad to give it a clean and professional finish. Wet glaze channel is often used in places where there is a high volume of people, such as shopping centres. This is because it gives a permanent structural fixture, and the heavy duty base shoe obtains a 3 kN/m

Building Regulations It is important to remember that Approved Document K, BS5395 Part 1 & BS6180 require that for buildings where likely users include children under 5 years of age that:

• There should not be gaps in balustrades which permit a sphere of 100mm to pass through (this does not apply to the triange formed by the tread and riser, except in dwellings and flats, provided the barrier line