Frameless
Frameless glass pool fencing on the Gold Coast
12mm toughened panels made to your run. No posts, no top rail, nothing between the house and the water.
Glass that stands on its own
A frameless fence is exactly that. Each panel is held at the base by stainless spigots bolted into the ground, and nothing holds the top.
That is the whole design, and it is why it costs more than the alternatives. With no rail across the top the glass has to do the work by itself, and every fixing has to land within a few millimetres or you will read the error down the length of the run. There is nowhere to hide.
What you get for it is a barrier you look straight through. From the kitchen, the pool, the lawn and the water behind it all sit in one frame. The fence stops being a thing you notice and starts being a thing you forget, which is the point.
Over 3,000 jobs since 2015, all of them on the Gold Coast
The specification
Glass. 12mm toughened safety glass. Toughening is a heat process that makes a panel several times stronger than ordinary glass and changes how it fails, into blunt granules rather than shards. It also means the glass cannot be cut, drilled or edge worked afterwards, which is why we measure on site instead of working off a plan.
Height. 1200mm panels as standard. On a sloping block we step the run and use taller panels in sections so the height stays honest the whole way along.
Panel widths. From 100mm through to around 2000mm, made to your run. That range is what lets a run finish cleanly at the corner instead of leaving an awkward offcut panel or forcing you to move a gate.
Spigots. Stainless steel, either core drilled into concrete or base plated onto a prepared surface.
Gates. Self closing, self latching, swinging away from the pool. Gate hardware is where a cheap job gives itself away, usually inside two years, and it is the part of the fence you touch every single day.
Where the money actually shows
Two fences can use identical glass and look nothing alike three years apart. These are the choices that decide which one you end up with.
Clear or low iron glass. Standard toughened glass carries a faint green cast on the edge. You notice it most on a long straight run in bright light, looking down the line. Low iron takes it out and reads properly clear. It costs more, and on a fence sitting in your main sightline it is usually the right call. On a side boundary it is money you do not need to spend.
Frosted or tinted panels. Useful where the fence doubles as a screen from a neighbour or the street. Most people frost two or three panels rather than the whole run, so the fence still disappears from the angle they actually look at it from.
Hardware finish. Polished, satin or black. Polished is the traditional look and shows water marks. Satin hides them. Black sits well against dark window frames and dark tiles, which is most Gold Coast renovations at the moment.
Curves. A radius pool can take bent glass rather than a series of straight panels chording around the curve. It is a specialist job, it costs more, and it looks like nothing else on the street
Marine grade is not a marketing word
This is the difference between a fence that still looks new in ten years and one weeping rust down your concrete in three.
Stainless steel is not one thing. 316 is the standard marine grade and it is the sensible minimum anywhere near salt air, which on the Gold Coast is most addresses. In genuinely harsh positions, so beachfront, exposed canal frontage, anywhere that copes with salt spray and does not get rinsed by rain, a higher duplex grade is the right specification.
We spec the hardware to your address rather than to a default. If you are three streets from the beach we will say so and price it accordingly. If you are back in the hinterland we are not going to sell you something you do not need.
Quoted, made and installed in about two weeks
Measure. Todd comes to you, measures the run, checks the surface and the levels, and talks through gate position and where the panel joins land. A well planned run puts the joins where you never look.
Quote. Written and itemised. Glass type, hardware grade, finish, gate hardware, panel count. You should be able to compare it line for line against any other quote. If you cannot, that tells you something about the other quote.
Manufacture. Panels are cut and toughened to your measurements. Nothing is ordered until you have signed off on the finish.
Install. Most residential runs go in inside a day.
Handover. We walk you through the gate hardware and the cleaning routine, and leave you your paperwork, including the Form 15 compliance certificate.
Get a price on your run
Send your suburb and roughly how many metres. We will come back within 24 to 48 hours and book a measure
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Frequently asked questions
Is 12mm glass thick enough for a pool fence?
Yes. 12mm toughened is the standard thickness for frameless pool fencing in Australia and it is what the engineering is built around. Toughened glass is heat treated so it is significantly stronger than ordinary glass of the same thickness. For a 1200mm frameless panel, 12mm is correct rather than a compromise.
What is the difference between frameless and framed pool fencing?
Framed and semi-framed systems put a post or a rail between the panels to carry the load. Frameless does not, so the glass is thicker, the fixings do more work and the tolerances are tighter. You pay more and you get a barrier you can see straight through, which is the entire reason people choose it
Can I get privacy with a frameless glass pool fence?
Yes, using frosted or tinted panels. Most people do not frost the whole run. They frost the two or three panels facing a neighbour or the street and leave the rest clear, so the fence still disappears from the house.
Does frameless glass pool fencing need a lot of maintenance?
Not much, but near the water it needs more. Glass gets a hose and a squeegee. The hardware needs a fresh water rinse to stop salt sitting on the stainless, and how often depends on how exposed you are. Skipping it is the main reason hardware fails early.