Snapa Snap Fix Glazing Bar

Snapa Glazing Bars are Easy and Fast to Install. These Rafter-Top Glazing Bars have a snap down top clip meaning they are ideal for 10mm twinwall polycarbonate and 16mm or 25mm multiwall polycarbonate roofing sheets.

Designed to be installed on top of timber, or other material, rafters Snapa Glazing Bars are the ideal joining strips for fixing Axiome Polycarbonate Sheets with a simple snap fix. 

What thickness Polycarbonate Sheets can Snapa Glazing Bars be installed with?

Our Snapa Polycarbonate Glazing bars are most popular for installing 10mm, 16mm and 25mm Axiome Polycarbonate Roofing Sheets making them ideal for a wide range of projects including Pergola Roofs, lean tos, car ports and more! 

For a higher quality aluminium glazing bar that can used with glass units or 35mm Axiome polycarbonate sheets then consider our Alukap-XR 60mm glazing bars. These Alukap-XR bars should also be used for Solid polycarbonate sheets, rather than Snapa® PVC bars.

10mm polycarbonate sheets is considered the minimum thickness that is suitable for roofing so this is the minimum thickness for these bars. We do not manufacture glazing bars for 4mm and 6mm twinwall polycarbonate, however, we do offer aluminium glazing bars for the solid 4mm and 6mm glazing sheets.

What Glazing bars do i use at the edges, sides or gables?

For the gables or edges of a roof there is a Snapa Snap down Gable Bar available, this is worlds first two part gable bar! This means it simply snaps down like a standard glazing bar without the need for fiddley edge trims!

If you are looking to flash or seal against your back lean to wall then you should use our Snapa Top Wall Flashing for creating a watertight finish.

There is also a Snapa Snap Fix Wall Bar for when you are installing with a side wall abutting against the side of your roof.

How many Bar End Caps come with each Snapa Glazing Bar?

Snapa Snap Down Glazing Bars come complete with one endcap per bar. Additional Snapa Bar End Caps can be purchased here if your roof is open all sides or is free standing.

You can also purchase glazing bar screws so secure your Snapa Glazing bars down to your timber rafters. These are available in two different lengths to suit different depths of rafter. They should be secured down through the base of the glazing bar.

Can Snapa Glazing Bars be cut to length easily?

Snapa Polycarbonate Glazing Bars are easy to cut to lengths on site to suit the exact size of your roof, whether lean to or ridged, with a simple chop saw or similar saw.

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Have more questions about our Polycarbonate Glazing Bars?

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