Stained Glass supplier to the Southampton 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 much more popular and a much more versatile product. This Stained Glass can be found all over the country and it is especially popular in the Southampton area and has been used on some of Southamptons grand buildings and executive homes.

Toughened safety glass can be used in our stained glass along with self adhesive 99% natural 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 the Southampton 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 Southampton area by using our Client Pages service to help keep the costs down.

What are the benefits of modern overlay stained glass in Southampton?
The modern procedure used throughout Southampton 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 Southampton 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 Southampton 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 Southampton area is 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. If you are planning to have stained glass or any decorative glass supplied for your Southampton home or business, make sure that you contact us today to receive an accurate quote and turnaround time for your Stained Glass.

View our Gallery 'Past Works' page to see some amazing overlay satined glass projects.