What Are The Handrail Options For My Next Canadian Development?

Sapphire Balconies, a leading provider of bespoke guarding solutions, offers a variety of innovative and elegant designs that can elevate Canadian developments and add value to them.

Discover how Sapphire supplied and installed 10,000 panels for guarding at Baltimore Wharf, a 45-storey landmark for luxury living in London.

Guarding is not just a safety barrier but also a design statement and privacy protector. Choosing the ideal handrail and guarding design and type is essential to maintaining a building’s aesthetic appeal and meeting its functional requirements.

What guarding options does Sapphire offer for Canadian Developments?

Sapphire is focused on developing and providing pre-finished modular balconies while offering various types of balustrading, guarding and handrail design choices that are equipped to serve diverse preferences.

Whether your chosen building style is designed to continue a heritage of the location’s industrial theme or a modern façade, a suitable guarding design can be selected from our range. 

Frameless Glass Guarding:

The first option and the preference for most projects has been frameless glass guarding (also known as frameless structural glass). Frameless structural glass provides an uninterrupted view from the balcony itself and has a minimalistic appeal when looking from the ground up.

Sapphire designs frameless balustrades keeping in mind three key considerations: base fixing, choice of glass, and handrails or cappings. We ensure that all our choices comply with the latest regulations and the highest safety standards, giving residents and clients assurance and peace of mind.

Witness glass guarding in our project in Woolwich, London.

Vertical Bar Guarding:

Vertical bar guarding is a common choice. While historically they were considered to be a low-cost, industrial-looking infill option, now vertical bar options are used as part of a neat architectural style. Recently, vertical bar balustrades are being used to create distinction and architectural style.

We have created a solution that enables individual fixing of bars to avoid vertical bar infill panels and to allow a consistent uninterrupted flow.

Perforated Sheet Guarding:

Guarding designs can be customised and tailored according to the client’s preferences. To ensure that the design is cost-effective, it is recommended to optimise the designs and keep them consistent. Perforated balustrade panels are manufactured from an aluminium sheet, perforated, and then powder-coated to a RAL colour.

See the versatility of perforated sheet guarding in action in our projects in London and Southend on Sea.

Privacy Screens:

In large residential developments with multiple apartments, privacy is important for residents’ comfort and integrity. When it comes to terraces, continuous walkways, or balconies that have access from differing apartments, privacy is key. By far the most effective privacy screen option is satin pre-etched glass, which is a cost-effective and durable solution that creates privacy but allows light to pass through.

See privacy screens in use at Media City, Manchester.