Ealing Etched Glass

Leadbitter Glass was established in 1994 and we specialise in supplying homes around Ealing and other areas of the UK with decorative glass including Etched Glass and Victorian Etched Glass Panels. Etched Glass is one of the oldest and most elegant forms of glass and it is one of our most popular choices ordered by our customers. Although etched glass is usually used to create traditional and Victorian style panels, it is increasingly used to produce stunning modern art glass panels. Etched Glass can be found in many Ealing homes and commercial buildings. We offer free delivery to homes in the area for almost all jobs we create.

Our studio also provides Stained Glass, Bevelled Glass and Fused Glass to clients in Ealing.

If you place an order with our glass studio, you will receive our free professional design service – the Client Pages service. The Client Pages Service is a great way to view how your etched glass panels will look before we actually make your glass. You will see your chosen glass pattern in your own unique glass sizes. You can request changes to the layout of your glass design before we start work on your panel(s). A few days after ordering, you will get your very own Computer Generated Image of how your glass will look. You may want a decorative border moving slightly, an extra bit of decoration added or a house number resizing. We will make the requested alterations until you are 100% happy with the layout and want us to proceed with production. View the Client Pages link in the menu above to see some current works.

Your numbers up!

Etched glass is perfect for house names and numbers for door glass and Transoms. Many homes around Ealing have glass areas above the door and this is sometimes known as a transom. This is the perfect place to display your house name or number. We create hundreds of house names and number panels each year so it is one of the most popular requests received by our studio. If your home has a door transom, we can create the number or name of your home in your chosen font. You can even pick an etched glass border or other decoration to personalise your glass. We can also create matching glass for the door below if required.

Browse Our Etched Glass Galleries

The Leadbitter Glass studio can create almost any pattern in any glass size but if you can’t find your perfect image, check out our large Etched Glass Gallery. We have thousands of beautiful decorative glass designs that are ideal for internal or external doors and windows. There are many etched glass categories to browse, such as Traditional, The Edinburgh Range and Repeat Backgrounds, Modern, Victorian and much more.

How is Etched Glass made?

We NEVER use ‘stickers’ for our etched glass panels, we etch the glass. The etched glass we create is made by sandblasting the glass at high pressure so it becomes a permanent feature. Some glass companies offer ‘Etched Glass’ but actually just add a vinyl sticker to the glass. Stickers can and do ‘yellow’ over time and vinyl can and will shrink after just a year or two. Other companies may even screen-print the ‘Etched Glass Effect’ onto the glass and this product can also ‘yellow’ in time. Always make sure you are paying for a genuine glass product because as the saying goes – Buy cheap, Buy twice. See a result of ordering fake etched glass.

The process

A temporary mask is ‘cut to shape’ by a computerised machine and then applied to the glass. The areas of the pattern that need to be etched are removed from the mask. The stencilled glass is then inserted into the automatic sandblaster and coarse sand is fired at high speed across the design. Once an even etched finish is achieved, the temporary mask is then removed. The protected areas are left clear with the unprotected areas being etched. For single glazed glass, we will apply a protective sandblast coating to the etched glass side. If the glass is to be double glazed, we do not add the coating because the etched side would be contained within the sealed unit.

Etched glass supplied to any home throughout the Ealing area:

London – Acton – Chiswick – Hounslow – Brentford – Hanwell – Southall – Northolt – Greenford – Perivale – West Ealing – East Acton – West Acton – Park Royal – North Ealing – South Ealing – Northfields – South Acton – Hanger Lane