Hello everyone,
In our home, the living room is separated from the kitchen/dining area by a glass balustrade that acts as a fall protection.
As shown in the picture, the wall will be built this way, with the TV mounted on the ceiling drop behind it. The glass balustrade will therefore be directly in the line of sight from the couch to the TV.
There will be no handrail on the glass.
Since I’m concerned that reflections from the TV screen might appear on the glass in the slightly dimmed room, we asked for an anti-reflective glass option.
Now we have received the offer, and they want an extra 750€ for the anti-reflective treatment. Is that normal?
I am wondering whether this is really necessary or if we could skip it.
Can someone give a recommendation on this?
I’m also questioning whether the laminated safety glass (LSG) needs to be made of 2 layers of 8mm (5/16 inch) tempered glass, or if 2 layers of 6mm (1/4 inch) would suffice and save some lead time.
Thanks for your help!
Best regards
In our home, the living room is separated from the kitchen/dining area by a glass balustrade that acts as a fall protection.
As shown in the picture, the wall will be built this way, with the TV mounted on the ceiling drop behind it. The glass balustrade will therefore be directly in the line of sight from the couch to the TV.
There will be no handrail on the glass.
Since I’m concerned that reflections from the TV screen might appear on the glass in the slightly dimmed room, we asked for an anti-reflective glass option.
Now we have received the offer, and they want an extra 750€ for the anti-reflective treatment. Is that normal?
I am wondering whether this is really necessary or if we could skip it.
Can someone give a recommendation on this?
I’m also questioning whether the laminated safety glass (LSG) needs to be made of 2 layers of 8mm (5/16 inch) tempered glass, or if 2 layers of 6mm (1/4 inch) would suffice and save some lead time.
Thanks for your help!
Best regards
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Deliverer12 Sep 2017 18:01In the described case, any reflection can only occur on the top edge. Whether and how this happens depends on how it will be ground, rounded, or beveled. In my opinion, an anti-reflective coating won’t make a difference in this regard.
Another question: what happens if you want to watch TV while lying on the couch? Wouldn’t the angle then be somewhat limited?
Another question: what happens if you want to watch TV while lying on the couch? Wouldn’t the angle then be somewhat limited?
The architect said pretty much the same thing during the meeting just now.
We will now choose the railing without anti-reflective coating, but with a small handrail on top. So this shouldn’t be an issue.
Regarding the reclined position, I’ve made some adjustments. The eye level has shifted slightly downwards, but this is already an extreme case.
With our current sofa, the eyes are at about 70cm (28 inches) when lying down. In normal TV-watching positions, the eye level is more likely around 90cm (35 inches). 🙂
We will now choose the railing without anti-reflective coating, but with a small handrail on top. So this shouldn’t be an issue.
Regarding the reclined position, I’ve made some adjustments. The eye level has shifted slightly downwards, but this is already an extreme case.
With our current sofa, the eyes are at about 70cm (28 inches) when lying down. In normal TV-watching positions, the eye level is more likely around 90cm (35 inches). 🙂
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Deliverer12 Sep 2017 20:17In this case, I wish you lots of fun with this probably unique construction!
I’m already looking forward to photos of the entire house in the appropriate thread!!
I’m already looking forward to photos of the entire house in the appropriate thread!!