Stained Glass supplier to the Glasgow area
In the olden days stained glass was manufactured using small pieces of glass fixed together with a lead strip and it was all soldered to keep the glass design together. Although this procedure is sometimes still used today, the modern overlay stained glass is a more popular and versatile product. This Stained Glass can be found all over the country and it is especially popular in the Glasgow area and has been used on some of Glasgows most prestigious buildings and executive homes.

Toughened glass and energy saving glass can be used in our stained glass along with self adhesive lead strip and transparent colour films. These materials produce a beautiful effect that lasts. When using our 99% natural lead strip, we can solder the joints of the lead together to help make it unrecognisable from the traditional style of leaded lites. For some of the larger projects in the Glasgow area we can actually come out and visit you to discuss your aims and ideas for your decorative glass project through our Executive Service. We can also design glass, manufacture the glass and deliver the glass to the Glasgow and the surrounding areas by using our Client Pages service to help keep the costs down.

What are the benefits of modern stained glass in Glasgow?
The modern procedure used throughout Glasgow has many advantages over the original stained glass technique. Energy saving is a big concern in todays economic environment and with our overlay stained glass design being manufactured as an overlay onto a single sheet of glass, this reduces the possibility of the cold weather coming into the home through the joints of the design. Our modern stained glass can also be applied directly onto energy saving Pilkington K Glass and this glass is now a building regulations requirement for every new window installation throughout the area of Glasgow and the rest of the UK.

Durability and security are other advantages with the modern day stained glass technique and this is very important to Scottish home owners. Applying the design directly onto toughened glass or laminated glass provides long lasting and secure decorative glass. In the past people have paid thousands of pounds for the old stained glass products only to find that small coloured sections of the design have cracked within just weeks of installation. This cannot happen with our product.

The materials
There are literally hundreds of overlay colours to choose from for use in the modern day stained glass and most colours can be combined with an obscure frosted overlay to create an even larger range of films. Adhesive lead strip also comes in many colours with the old favourite through the 80's and 90's being natural lead colour. Today almost every job we create in the Glasgow area is manufactured using our antique lead which is a dark brown or almost black colour. Leadbitter Glass has many different lead finishes to choose from and you can view these different finishes including antique iron and antique copper in our Leaded Glass section. If you are planning to have stained glass or any decorative glass supplied for your Glasgow home or business, make sure that you contact us today to receive an accurate quote and turnaround time for your Stained Glass.

Visit our Past Works section of the site to see some recent jobs completed using our overlay stained glass techniques