Looking Through The Glass

Improve Natural Lighting

A main benefit of using glass in building design is that it allows natural light to enter a space while distributing it throughout. This creates a soft, pleasant lighting that can improve mood & ambiance of any room and reduce the need for artificial light during the day.

What’s the difference between reflective glass vs. clear glass?

Clear glass and reflective glass have different functions and characteristics. 

Clear glass has higher translunceny & low solar reflectance; while reflective glass has a lower transparency & moderate to high solar reflectance.

What is glass reflection?

This refers to a coating on glass; a hue that is seen when light reflects from it.

For instance, a glass that absorbs green, yellow, and red wave lengths and reflects blue wave lengths will appear blue to the eye. Clear glass typically has a green hue to it. This is for all glass. So, when considering a shower glass – you might want an “optically clear” glass.

Optically clear glass has a clear hue to it. Which will showcase your title work better. This is good to know when selecting the correct glass for your home projects.

Glass offers an aesthetically and versital appearance. . . robust, and captures lighting exquisitely. Improves room ambiance, and can aestectically make a room feel bigger.

“Dividing Glass” to Intensify the Look of Your House

Glass dividers have reconstructed the way space and lighting in our homes brings appeal. Beyond dividers fundamental role in partitioning a space, it serves as powerful design element that can dramatically change the appearance and usefulness of any room.

For example, if you have two separate rooms in your home and want to co-join them, or one big room that you want to divide into two, a glass divider is a dynamic resolution. The idea is to separate the rooms, but yet keep them connected by seeing through the glass.

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Wine Room with side access door – can create an open flare

Open-Concept Kitchen Separator

In modern homes these days, the kitchen isn’t just a place for cooking but also a common core area for socializing and family gatherings. A glass divider can seamlessly disconnect the kitchen from the living or dining space without distrubing the open-concept feel. A glass partition with a sliding door system can offer the flexibility of isolating cooking smells and noise while still allowing visual communication and light to flow between the open spaces.

Home Office Nook

Working from home has increased since 2020. Creating a distraction-free workspace within the home and has become an essential feature for entreprenuers. Frosted glass can insert a quiet corner in a larger room, providing privacy, appeal and focus for work or studying. The translucency maintains a connection with the rest of the home and ensures the area remains bright and energized by natural lighting.

 En-Suite Bathroom Elegance

Remodeling a master bedroom into a luxurious en-suite can be effortlessly achieved with the addition of a glass divider between the bedroom and bathroom.

Opt for a tinted glass, frosted glass or smoked glass for privacy while providing a sophisticated, spa-like quality to the space. This arrangement allows for natural light to permeate the bathroom, creating a sense of continuity between the two areas.

Indoor-Outdoor Living Expansion

Glass dividers can also intensify the connection between indoor and outdoor spaces.

Floor-to-ceiling glass panel dividers that open up to a patio or garden can extend living spaces, blending the indoors with the outdoors. This is particularly efficacious in homes with scenic views, where the divider acts as a transparent barrier that allows for open view for enjoying of the surrounding landscape.

Wine rooms and wine closets also offer a beautiful way to aestetically showcase your wine, your kitchen, or great room! Have you considered the empty space under a stairway to make into a small wine~cellar? The possibilities are endless, and glass options will open up the room and bring light into any space. Creating a captivating environment to entertain your guest.

Artistic Room Dividers

Beyond their useful application, glass dividers can serve as statement in their own right. Consider a divider featuring a glass that compliments your personal style or cultural heritage. Such a piece can serve as a visionary gateway in a living room or entryway; dividing a space or spaces without sacrificing artistic flare and value, or ones individuality.

Call Today For A Quote 916-624-4582. We would be happy to help you and discuss your project needs.

Wine Room & Wine Closet Sophistication

Wine rooms / wine closet create a stunning and captivating entertaining space to display our vino collection.

Statistics show that a dedicated place to store and display your wine collection can increase your home’s value by up to 31%, obviously a significant figure. But to really reap that added value, you need to make sure you do things right. We’ve been working with the top contractors within Placer County who install wine rooms, while we install the glass work.

These are only a few of the wine rooms, wine closets we’ve installed. Please give us a call today to book an appointment for your glass needs. Call 916-624-4582.

These rooms offer optimal conditions for aging and preserving wine, including temperature and humidity control, and protection from light. Wine rooms can range from small, closet-like spaces to elaborate, custom-designed areas. 

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So Grateful!

Rocklin Glass & Mirror, Inc. would like to shout our appreciation and thankfulness to our customer’s “THANK YOU!”

For another wonderful year.

We could not do this if it wasn’t for all of you who support us in so many ways.

Rocklin Glass & Mirror 2023 Best of the Best Rocklin award

Thanks for supporting a Veteran’s Dream and Family, small business.

Our team makes us unique and goes the extra mile. Customer-service is our top priority!

HAPPY HOLIDAY’S

HIRING – GLAZIER’S

We are willing to train the right person who wants to work and it motivated to learn a new trade!

Must have strong mechanical ability to train.

Residential and Commercial Glass Work.

Dual Panes, Heavy Frameless Glass, Mirrors, Commercial Storefront.

Clean DMV
No lifting restrictions
Must have ability to read a tape measure
Able to work independently and well-with-others
Full-time only (8AM – 4:30PM; Monday – Friday
Salary *(Hourly) depends on experience, includes benefits (Med/Dental/Life Insurance) after probationary period; and paid holiday’s

Send resume to: [email protected]

Steam Shower with transom window and water closet (April 2023 install)

Beautiful install, April 2023. A steam shower, which we incorporated a transom window to allow steam to escape. And connected is a water closet (toilet room), enclosed in satin etched glass for privacy.

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Steam Shower, Transom Window, Water Closet
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Steam Shower with Transom Window and Water Closet

2022 HOLIDAY’S – OUR SHOP HOURS FOR

NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2022

We will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving both Thursday 11/24 and Friday 11/25/2022.

We will be closed in observance of Christmas and New Year’s 12/24/2022 – 1/1/2023; returning to the shop January 2, 2023.

Thank you for your patronage, understanding and may you all share a beautiful holiday season with those that mean the most to you! We appreciate you all.

ROCKLIN GLASS & MIRROR, INC.

WE ARE HIRING GLAZIERS

Glazier $1,000 Signing Bonus!!!!  Once completed 90-Day Probationary Period


Must have glazing experience; resume required

Compensation: Salary depends on experience

Employment type: Full-time

Residential & Commercial Glass Work

Dual Panes, Heavy Frameless Glass, Mirrors, Commercial Storefront
Clean DMV
No lifting or health restrictions
Must have ability to read a tape measure and have basic tools
Able to work independently or well with others
Full-time only (8:00am – 4:30pm)
Salary depends on experience; including benefits (Medical/Dental) after probationary period; & paid holiday’s

Must have glazing experience OR strong mechanical ability; willing to train the right person

Offering $1,000 signing BONUS after the person passes 90-day probation