Can we convert to frameless glass?

Only if there is something to fix into. Frameless puts the whole load into a base channel that is normally cast into the slab during construction. Retrofitting means chemically anchoring a channel, which needs a structural view of the slab. Where that is not available we recommend a posted system, which looks nearly as light.

The balustrade rattles. Can it be tightened?

Tightening a bolted kit balustrade buys a few months. The joints work loose because they are bolted, not because they were under-tightened. Replacing the bolted junctions with welded ones fixes it permanently, and on a short balcony run it is not an expensive job.

Plumber in Kileleshwa, Nairobi

We cover Kileleshwa including Othaya Road, Laikipia Road, Gatundu Road, Mandera Road, Siaya Road, Kandara Road, Ring Road Kileleshwa. Off Ring Road Kileleshwa and Gitanga Road. Most blocks require management approval before any hot works.

What is different about plumbing in Kileleshwa

Kileleshwa developer blocks on Othaya Road hand over with kit balustrades whose bolted joints work loose within a couple of years.
New Laikipia Road units specify frameless glass balustrades that need a channel cast into the slab, which is a decision made during construction rather than afterwards.
Compact Gatundu Road balconies are short enough runs that a single glass panel avoids a post entirely.

Balustrades in Kileleshwa

Kileleshwa is recent apartments, nearly all handed over with a balustrade already fitted. So our work here is mostly replacement or repair of somebody else’s specification.

Kit balustrade and why it loosens

Developer blocks are fitted with imported kit, pre-made stainless posts and fittings bolted together. It goes up quickly and cheaply, and every bolted junction is a place where daily thermal movement works the connection loose.

Tightening it buys months. Replacing the bolted junctions with welded, ground and polished ones fixes it, and on a short balcony that is a modest job.

Frameless needs a cast-in channel

Frameless glass is specified constantly here and it puts the entire load into a base channel that normally has to be cast into the slab while the building is going up.

Retrofitting means chemically anchoring a channel into an existing slab, which is a structural question rather than a metalwork one. Where a structural view is not available we recommend a posted glass system, which reads almost as light and fixes conventionally.

Short runs, no posts

The compact balconies here are frequently short enough for a single glass panel between the two end walls, with no intermediate post at all. On a small balcony that makes a real difference to how open it feels, and it costs less than a posted run.

What we are usually called out for in Kileleshwa

Glass balustrades Toughened and laminated glass balustrades, fixed to spec rather than clamped and hoped. Stainless steel railings Stainless balustrades in the right grade, welded and finished properly rather than assembled from kit parts. Mild steel railings Mild steel railings, galvanised and powder coated rather than painted, for balconies, stairs and boundaries. Window grills Grills made to each opening, with spacing that resists entry and at least one escape route per floor.

Landmarks we work around here: Kirichwa Road, Ring Road Kileleshwa, Gitanga Road, Kileleshwa shopping centre. See what railings cost.