Borrowed light in stud wall

[chriselevate]

Hi,

I posted this in the woodwork section but perhaps I wasn't in the right section for replies.

Has anyone got any experience of this or done similar?

Thanks...

I've got to build a stud wall between my bedroom and my ensuite and someone suggested that putting in some borrowed light (natural light) from the bedroom would make the ensuite that much nicer.

I think they are right and it would work well. What are the glass blocks like to install in a dry wall? Any ever done it and what's their experience of it?

Or..... has anyone even simply glazed some glass into a dry wall giving the same effect?

The wall is going to be 1600mm wide and 2600mm high.

I'm not sure how much of it to make glass but the idea was to perhaps make a line of glass bricks at the top perhaps 500cm down from the ceiling.

Cheers

 

[Alastairreid]

you can can use mechanical means of fixing them here http://www.simplyglassblocks.co.uk/

 

[chriselevate]

Awww cool!

Has anyone used these or got them installed?

Cheers

 

[Alastairreid]

Awww cool!

Has anyone used these or got them installed?

Cheers

the installation methods are varied and pretty well straightforward theres a video tutorial in the link as well.

 

[trowelmonkey1]

good work AR! i've bookmarked that one for future reference

 

[Alastairreid]

cheers t/m......be aware the mechanical fixings often turn out to be more expensive than the glass blocks!

 

[chriselevate]

Yeah I've just found that 6 block will be £60 ex vat and delivery which takes it to......


£110 inc vat and delivery!

I'm looking into getting a fixing system and the blocks from other sources.... that company seem very expensive!

 

[Alastairreid]

difinitely worth shopping around...............e bay http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_...3&_nkw=glass+blocks&_sacat=See-All-Categories

 

[chriselevate]

Is it really worth using the 'easifix' system would you say?

You seem to pay a premium for it but it does look pretty good. Do you have any other suggestions for a cheaper install or is it worth buying the easifix one?

BTW - I got the price wrong earlier.... it looks like it's just over £70 for 6 blocks delivered including all the fixings and including VAT. (sorry about that! must have had soem stuff in the shopping cart already!?!?)

Cheers