Hi,
we had ordered the glass partition through the general contractor, who in turn subcontracted a glazier.
The surcharge for glass was – for the ground floor and the upper floor together – around 8k gross for us (in 2016/2017), for laminated safety glass (2 panes with film in the middle). I don’t know the thickness at the moment; on the upper floor one (!) element weighs about 140-150 kg..., about 245 x 120 cm.
The stainless steel handrail was included as standard via the general contractor. The surcharge for a wooden railing would not have been without cost either (I think around 800,- for 2 x), but we didn’t want that.
We awarded tiling and joinery work (stair coverings) separately, as already mentioned.
About the glass:
The sequence of the trades is not quite simple. For us, the glaziers came after tiling and stairs. (At that time we were already in the house. Fall protection was therefore also an issue – which on paper, I believe, would require a (destructive?) special test on site according to TRAV guidelines, but it also works without and holds.)
Also critical is the high weight of the glass at the stairwell almost exactly on the “edge,” which was well coordinated with screed, tiles, and underfloor heating. There is about 5 cm clearance, but subtracting the plaster, it is close, but also well distributed by the large tiles.
The glazier had two measurement appointments on site (because at the first appointment the wooden covering of the ground floor stairs was not yet finished). At the second appointment, the inclined run on the ground floor was built as a wooden model and then transferred to glass. On the ground floor, the weight of the glass rests only on the glass holders, which were specially secured beforehand with heavy-duty anchors and injection adhesive in the aerated concrete block. And carrying the 3 x 140 kg glass panes to the upper floor was not exactly easy for the 3 strong guys (all glazier work).
With a small child, you also get happy little hand taps on the glass, but that grows out eventually.
For this reason, we painted the side wall of the staircase with latex paint, which has proven good for wiping clean.
Sound reflection (echo) is also an issue (at least it accumulates without curtains on the ground floor, large windows, and tiles), but we managed it well on the ground floor with linen coverings on canvases.
But the stairs are also the visual center of our house, which meant (considerable) additional effort. However, we are still satisfied with the result.
OT brake, a picture:
