Stained Glass supplier to the Gloucestershire area
In the olden days stained glass was manufactured using small pieces of glass fixed together with a lead strip and soldered to keep the 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 Gloucestershire area and has been used on some of Gloucestershires grand buildings and executive homes.

Toughened 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 natural lead strip, we can solder the joints of the lead to help make it unrecognisable from the traditional style of leaded lites. For some of the larger projects in Gloucestershire towns and villages 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 Gloucestershire area by using our Client Pages service to help keep the costs down.

What are the benefits of modern stained glass in Gloucestershire?
The modern procedure used throughout the Gloucestershire area has many advantages over the original stained glass technique. Energy saving is a big concern in todays world and with our stained glass design being manufactured as a stained glass 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. 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 and door installation throughout the area of Gloucestershire and the rest of the UK.

Durability and security are another advantage with the modern day stained glass technique and this is very important to Gloucestershire area 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 weeks. 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 a frosted overlay to create an even larger range of colours. 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 Gloucestershire areas are manufactured using 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 in our Leaded Glass section and in recent times 'chrome' lead has been added to the stock list. If you are planning to have stained glass or any decorative glass supplied for your Gloucestershire home or business, make sure that you contact us today to receive an accurate quote and turnaround time for your Stained Glass.