Glass and Aluminium

If you had to name the materials that are going to figure most prominently in modern Australian homes in the twenty first century, glass and aluminium would be at the top of your list.

No longer the exclusive embodiment of commercial and public buildings, skyscrapers and massive office blocks, aluminium and glass are now commonly found together as essential components of domestic structures as well.

Glass windows, of course, have been with us for hundreds of years in one form or another as a vital component of any building, but it’s only in the last 80 years or so that they have been transformed from thin, fragile panes that were easily broken, into tough, galvanised sheets strong enough to resist monsoon winds and rain, as well as the attempts of determined housebreakers.

With these advancements in glass technology, it wasn’t long before it was matched to aluminium and the modern concept of windows and doors made of aluminium and glass – galvanised glass windows and aluminium frames – was born.

Aluminium And Glass Are Everywhere

Now you see aluminium and glass everywhere – from mobile phones and iPads to your own aluminium windows and doors. It’s easy to see why.

1. Both are cheap to produce. Glass is made largely of sand, and aluminium in its natural state is the third most common substance found on Earth.

2. Both are strong but light. Glass of the type used in our doors and windows is now able to bear pressures unimaginable not so long ago, and aluminium has always been virtually unbreakable, yet flexible when required. Both are comparatively impervious to changes in temperature and humidity.

3. Both are easily made to look stylish in whatever context they are being used. There’s something about aluminium and glass together that’s very special, very complementary. The way they reflect whatever else is around them, the colours that aluminium can be made to display, the aurora they have of being modern and yet timeless and indestructible – all these qualities make them so very appealing.

At Streamline Windows we are closely involved with both aluminium and glass as two of the essential components of our doors and windows. We have followed, and sometimes pioneered developments in the technology affecting both materials and applied them in our design studios and our factories.

The result has been products that we believe are among the best available in their category in the whole of Australia. Being an Australian company based in Brisbane, we know the strength of the forces that our products are frequently made to withstand – wind, rain and heat – and we have ensured that they can easily pass whatever tests they are put through.

Looking at your new windows and doors as they are delivered. Having been specially made to measure, and seeing how the aluminium and glass in them together make such an impression of overall strength and durability, all that gives you an incredible sense of satisfaction.

So when you decide to select our glass and aluminium doors and windows Brisbane for fitting in your home you know you can be confident that you will be getting only the best and most advanced products available.