Alukap-XR, Alukap-SS & Snapa Glazing Bar Systems

Glazing bars (sometimes called joiner bars) are used to fix and join roofing sheets onto substructures, such as roofs, canopies and covered areas, providing a waterproof seal between glazing sheets. For almost any type of roof glazing, whether it’s glazed with polycarbonate sheets such as Axiome® multiwall polycarbonate or Axgard® solid polycarbonate, or even single or double-glazed glass units, our manufacturing teams produce a glazing bar system to suit.

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  • For self-supporting lean to canopies our Alukap®-SS Glazing Bar system offers two strengths of glazing bars for spanning distances as far as five meters, with our Alukap®-SS high span glazing bar, where our Alukap®-SS low profile bar covers up to 3,000mm depending on spanning widths, pitch and loaded factors. Alukap®-SS will glaze glass or polycarbonate of any thickness and comes with all fixings are concealed with a full aluminium cover cap. Alukap®-SS glazing bars can be manufactured to any RAL Colour of your choice with no minimum order quantity!

    For rafter top glazing bars, we manufacture two main systems. Alukap®-XR and Snapa® both have advantages and are designed and manufactured to provide a range of individual benefits to suit different applications.

    The Snapa® Snap down Glazing Bar system offers a fast snap fix glazing bar which is designed specifically to work with Axiome® multiwall and twinwall polycarbonate. It is designed for entry level lean-to roof structures, including gable ends and wall abutments.

    The Alukap®-XR aluminium glazing bar system is a fully aluminium concealed fix glazing system designed for the more complex roofs including Gables, Wall abutments, Hip connections and Ridges. This system is ideal for roof lanterns orangeries, commercial roofs and many other applications. Being fully aluminium Alukap®-XR glazing bars can be manufactured to any RAL Colour of your choice with no minimum order quantity!

    All our glazing bar ranges are available on our rapid Same Day Despatch Guarantee with no minimum order so you can purchase with confidence.

    What are the best glazing bars?

    To answer this we have set out just a few key features of these glazing bar systems so you can see the differences:

    • Snapa®- Glazing Bars: With a fast snap fix installation method these bars are suited to multiwall and twin wall polycarbonate sheets. They are ideal for budget DIY projects like lean to roofs.
    • Alukap®-XR: Can be used to glaze any thickness of glass or multiwall polycarbonate, suits complex shaped roofs, can be manufactured in any colour and has a 30-year life expectancy. A great aluminium glazing bar for conservatory roof replacements and pergolas.
    • Alukap®-SS: Self-supporting glazing bars can be used to glaze any thickness of glass or multiwall polycarbonate, suited lean to roof styles, can be manufactured in any colour and have a 30 year life expectancy. These bars are good for carports and canopies.

    We are always keen to hear of suggestions from you of products and features we can improve, and our R&D Teams are constantly working on new products and features to make your glazing installation faster and easier, so please let us know if you have any ideas, you’d like us to incorporate in our next product developments.