Office entrances
Single or double leaf on floor springs, often with a fixed side panel and a header for signage.
Doors & Windows
Glass Swing Doors
Toughened frameless swing doors on floor springs, patch fittings or glass-to-glass hinges — the detail that makes an entrance or a meeting room look deliberate rather than simply partitioned off.
- 10mm & 12mm toughened
- Floor springs & patch fittings
- Cut-outs made before toughening
Who this work is for
- Business owners
- Fit-out contractors
- Architects
- Clinics and salons
Glass Swing Doors — project photograph required
Real Al Makan photography goes here. No stock imagery is used on this site.
In practice
Everything has to be decided before the glass goes in the furnace
A frameless swing door is an unforgiving product, because toughened glass cannot be cut, drilled or notched after toughening. Every hole for a patch fitting, every cut-out for a lock, every corner notch has to be machined into the annealed pane first. Get one dimension wrong and the pane is scrap — there is no adjusting it on site. That is why the survey for a frameless door is more careful than for almost anything else we make: floor level, head height, wall plumb and the finished floor thickness all have to be known before anything is ordered.
The hardware carries the whole product. A floor spring buried in the screed does the work of a closer and a bottom pivot at once, and it is the right choice for an entrance used constantly, because the mechanism is protected and the action stays consistent for years. It has to be set into the floor before tiling, which means the decision cannot be left late. Where the floor is already finished, an overhead closer or glass-to-glass hinges onto a fixed side panel are the practical alternatives.
Glass thickness is a function of size and use. 10mm toughened is the normal choice for interior doors up to around 900mm wide. Beyond that, or for a main entrance pushed thousands of times a year, 12mm is the sensible specification — not because 10mm would break, but because the extra stiffness stops the leaf flexing under its own weight over time, which is what eventually loosens a patch fitting.
The detail people underestimate most is the floor itself. A frameless door needs a consistent gap at the bottom, and a floor that falls 6mm across the swing will show it immediately as a wedge of daylight. On renovation work we check the floor across the full arc before setting the head height, because that is far cheaper than discovering it afterwards.
Toughened glass cannot be cut or drilled after the furnace. Every hole is decided before anything is made.
Where it is used
Glass Swing Doors — typical applications
The situations this work most often solves. If yours is not listed, it is still worth asking.
Meeting rooms
Single leaf on glass-to-glass hinges within a partition run, with locking where privacy is needed.
Retail and showrooms
Wide, heavy leaves designed for constant use, with pull handles sized to the door.
Clinics and salons
Frosted or manifested glass where a treatment room needs light without visibility.
Villa interiors
Internal doors between living spaces where a solid door would darken the room.
Balcony and terrace access
Single leaves with weather seals where the door faces outside.
Design possibilities
Options you can choose from
Finishes, configurations and specification choices available on this work. Samples can be provided before anything is committed.
Hardware type
Recessed floor springs, overhead closers, patch fittings or minimal glass-to-glass hinges.
Finish
Satin stainless, polished chrome, matt black, bronze or brushed brass on patches and handles.
Handles
Round or square pull handles, ladder handles, offset pulls, or discreet edge pulls on lighter leaves.
Glass
Clear, low-iron, tinted grey or bronze, acid-etched, sandblasted or digitally printed.
Manifestation
Frosted bands, logos or patterns — necessary for safety on clear glass and useful for branding.
Configuration
Single leaf, double leaf, or leaf with a fixed side panel and over-panel to fill a tall opening.
Why it matters
What you get
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Light passes through
A frameless door borrows daylight from the space beyond, which changes how a corridor or internal room feels.
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Toughened for safety
Toughened glass breaks into blunt granules rather than shards — the reason it is standard for door glazing.
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Consistent action
A correctly set floor spring gives the same closing action on day one and in year five.
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Machined to the millimetre
Cut-outs and holes are set out from the survey, because there is no second chance after toughening.
Technical
Specification notes
- Glass
- 10mm toughened as standard for interiors; 12mm for entrances, wide leaves and heavy-traffic doors.
- Floor springs
- Recessed hydraulic springs with adjustable closing and latching speed, and hold-open options.
- Patch fittings
- Top, bottom, corner and over-panel patches in stainless and brushed finishes.
- Locking
- Patch locks, floor sockets and centre locks for double leaves — cut-outs machined pre-toughening.
- Edgework
- Flat polished edges as standard, so exposed edges read as a finished detail.
- Manifestation
- Frosted bands, vinyl or ceramic-fired markings so a full-height clear door is visible.
Final specification is confirmed at survey, against the actual opening, exposure and use.
How we do it
Our process for glass swing doors
The steps specific to this work — not a generic checklist.
- 01
Survey floor, head and plumb
Floor level checked across the full swing and wall plumb at both jambs, because both change the cutting list.
- 02
Confirm hardware first
Hardware is chosen before the glass, since the fittings dictate hole positions and leaf dimensions.
- 03
Machine, then toughen
All holes, notches and cut-outs machined while the glass is still annealed. Toughening is the last step.
- 04
Set the spring or hinges
Floor springs set and levelled into the screed; hinges aligned to the fixed panel.
- 05
Hang, adjust, hand over
Leaf hung, closing and latching speeds set, and alignment checked across the full swing.
Get a price for glass swing doors
Send drawings, dimensions or a photograph of the space. For anything beyond a straightforward replacement we will arrange a survey, because measuring it ourselves is the only way to quote a price that will not move.
Questions
Glass Swing Doors — frequently asked
Yes. Patch locks into the floor, centre locks between double leaves and lockable bottom patches are all available. The cut-outs are machined before toughening, so the locking type needs deciding at order stage.
A floor spring gives a better action and hides the mechanism, but it must be set into the floor before tiling. If the floor is already finished, an overhead closer or glass-to-glass hinges will work perfectly well.
It can be, which is why manifestation matters. A frosted band, logo or subtle marking at eye level makes the glass visible. We always raise this rather than leaving a full-height clear pane unmarked.
Toughened glass fails into small blunt granules, so injury risk is low, but the pane cannot be repaired — it is replaced. Because the cut-outs are recorded from the original order, a replacement is made to the same pattern.
Usually. Send a photograph of the fittings and the edges plus the leaf dimensions, and we can normally identify the hardware family and match the thickness and finish.
Related work
Often needed alongside this
Glass Sliding Doors
Top-hung, barn-style, cavity and stacking sliding glass door systems.
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Office Glass Partitions
Frameless, framed and acoustic partition systems for offices, clinics and showrooms.
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Automatic Glass Doors
Sensor-operated automatic entrances, single or bi-parting, with the glazing and framing handled together.
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Tempered / Toughened Glass
Toughened safety glass cut, drilled and edge-worked to size, supplied loose or installed.
Explore service
Get in touch
Tell us about the job
Drawings, dimensions or just a photo of the space — whatever you have is enough to start.
- Call us +971 56 436 9675
- WhatsApp +971 56 436 9675
- Email almakan.uae@gmail.com
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