Starphire Vs Regular Shower Door

They are the same type of glass.

Starphire vs regular shower door.

The discriminating client knows that for a true frameless shower enclosure she must have clips to achieve the look. Starphire glass shower door. The result is an ultra clear view through your shower door to the beautiful tile inside. We knew we wanted a frameless upgraded door but wondering if the extra 600 is worth it for this type of glass.

The shower door will be 3 feet away so maybe won t be noticeable. The fixed panel in your shower enclosure will need to be attached to the wall somehow. During the manufacturing process the green hue is removed. Also if the glass is a quarter inch thick or more you will really start to see the green.

This allows it to transmit 91 of light compared to 83 for regular glass. 18 2014 trenton n j. When my sister decided she would like to replace her old framed shower enclosure with a new frameless one i looked at her white tile and knew it would look green if i used standard clear glass. Starphire shower door glass.

Low iron might be considered for any frameless glass applications like shower enclosures tabletops and glass doors. We had planned to use a tall 1 2 thick clear glass door that i happened to have in stock and order the fixed panels custom to match. Standard shower glass height of 72 a taller height of 80 or 84 or a steam shower. Low iron glass works exactly the same as standard glass.

Sometimes called low iron glass because it contains only ten percent of the iron regular glass contains starphire is ultra clear and brilliant in a way regular glass is not. The reason you will hear the terms low iron and starphire sometimes used together is because starphire is a brand name of the glass and low iron is the process used to remove the green tint. I wonder if anyone has had any experience with this type of glass apparently it is lower lead and has less of a green tint than regular glass door. This helps to minimize the greening effect typically found in thick glass panels of glass.

I took these photos and the difference is extreme but that is also since it is touching the tile. Starphire is an upgrade of shower glass that is virtually clear. Prlog press release jun.