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Everything you ever wanted to know about glass
From the first moves after a broken window to the right glass thickness, our craftsmen answer the questions they are asked every day in Luxembourg.
Broken Glass in Luxembourg: Your Insurance Almost Always Pays for the Replacement
A window smashed by a football, a double glazing unit cracked after a storm, a glazed door damaged in a break-in: in Luxembourg, glass breakage cover almost always pays for the replacement. Scope, exclusions and the steps to follow, one by one.
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Broken Window in Luxembourg: What to Do at Night or at the Weekend
A window shattered at 11 pm on a Sunday evening? The five immediate moves that make your home safe again — and who you can reach in Luxembourg at any hour.
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My Toughened Glass Shattered on Its Own — Spontaneous Breakage from Nickel Sulphide: Causes and Solutions
A toughened pane crumbles with no visible impact, sometimes in the middle of the night. The phenomenon has a scientific cause: nickel sulphide inclusions. Causes, risks and solutions.
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Choosing a Glazier in Luxembourg — 7 Criteria That Really Matter
Not all glaziers are equal: local roots, qualifications, stock, lead times and guarantees vary enormously. The 7 things to check before you hand your project to anyone in the Grand Duchy.
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What Glass Thickness for a Shelf, a Mirror or a Shower Screen?
Too thin and the glass breaks; too thick and it is heavy and needlessly expensive. The thickness rules for shelves, mirrors, shower screens and balustrades, application by application.
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Toughened or Laminated Glass: Which One Is Right for Your Project?
Toughened, laminated, safety glass: behind the labels sit two very different principles. Understand the strengths and weaknesses of each, and pick the right material for every application.
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Renovating a Flat in Luxembourg: Everything a Glazier Can Do for You
Mirrors, shower screens, splashbacks, partitions, doors and Crittall-style screens: in a renovated home there is glass in almost every room. Everything a glazier can take on during your renovation.
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Securing a Jeweller's or a Pharmacy with the Right Security Glass
The glass in your shopfront is often the only physical obstacle between a burglar and your valuable stock. A guide to resistance classes P3A to P5A for jewellers, pharmacies and at-risk shops.
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Building or Renovating in Luxembourg: the Glazier's Strategic Role on Your Site
Called in far too late on most sites, the glazier belongs in the project team from the design stage onwards. What Vitralux brings to Luxembourg architects, developers and clients.
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Mirror, Shower Screen, Shelf: Redesigning Your Bathroom with Glass
Moisture-resistant and easy to keep clean, glass makes a bathroom look larger. Shower screens, mirrors, shelves and splashbacks: our ideas for transforming yours.
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Glass Does More: The 10 Vitralux Services Hardly Anyone Knows About
Emergency call-outs and mirrors are only the tip of it: Vitralux offers ten distinct services in Luxembourg. A tour of the least known, from the cat flap to pool glazing.
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