Glass Staircase

Pear Stairs build staircases with in-built glass panels. 

We dispatch the staircase without the glass.  Once you have had the staircase fitted we then ask you to check the final return balustrading inside dimension between the newels.  We need dimension "A", "B" and "C".  The rake balustrading does not need to be measured (this has already been measured).


The glass will be sent to you as a separate delivery, three weeks later with all the glass clamps.

To look at purchasing this glass staircase clamp click this button.

Pear Stairs glass staircases are built using 10mm toughened glass.  Once the glass panels have been manufactured and toughened they cannot be cut again.

Your glass staircase panels can be cut to various shapes.


Note.  As an additonal option, we can offer complete glass panels with no gap.  Rebated handrail, baserail and newels accommodate a full sheet of glass.  These glass staircases take longer to install.

The joinery on the return balustrading cannot be fully finished until the final delivery of glass.  The glass panels have to be slipped into position at the same time as all components of the staircase are placed in situ.

Your glass panels will be slightly beveled for safety:


Pear Stairs glass staircases are built with a gap between the glass and newel, handrail or top of string of 20mm all around.


Matt stainless steel clamps are used to grip your glass staircase panels into place.


The glass clamps are first screwed into the newel post.


One side of the glass clamp is removed.


Remove one side of the clamp so that the glass panel can be held in place, while the clamp side piece can be screwed back into place.


Below are the Pear Stairs glass staircase department recommended positions for fixing the glass clamps.

Note -  We do have some customers who prefer clamping the staircase from the top and bottom.


Please Note a traditional staircase will have a section through as the following:


A glass staircase can be sent out with the following profile:

Here the staircase handrail will have no recess and the glass with sit just above the staircase string i.e there is no base rail.


OR a glass staircase will be sent out with a base rail as below (it depends on your personal aesthetics).

Here the staircase handrail and the base rail will have no recess.

Pear Stairs recommend that when using standard 10mm toughened glass, glass panel lengths do not exceed 1.7m long.

If this length is exceeded then 18mm toughened glass can be used, but the costs are approximately four times the 10mm toughened glass. 

See below for a view of your staircase using 18mm toughened glass.



Here are some glass staircases we have completed.

Pear Stairs sell glass staircases in all shapes and sizes, but remember if you have any questions, don't hesitate to phone us about your glass staircase choice.  We are a very friendly company, phone Pear Stairs on 01938 553311.