Fort Myers Beachfront — HVHZ Frameless Glass Railing Florida

Location: Fort Myers, FL

Installer: My Architectural Glass

System: Glass Vice® HVHZ

Glass: 9/16″ or 5/8″ laminated safety glass

Application: Beachfront residential guardrail — HVHZ jurisdiction

Florida’s Gulf Coast demands more from a glass railing system than almost anywhere else in the United States. Beachfront properties in Fort Myers sit within High Velocity Hurricane Zone jurisdictions — where building codes require hardware certified to withstand the most extreme wind load conditions on the continent. Glass Vice® HVHZ is built specifically for this environment.

Installed by My Architectural Glass, this beachfront project showcases the Glass Vice® HVHZ system at its best — a truly frameless glass railing with no top rail required, running the full extent of the property’s coastal elevation. The clean, uninterrupted sightline across the Gulf of Mexico is exactly what the homeowner and design team were after, and exactly what the system is engineered to deliver.

Laminated safety glass in either 9/16″ or 5/8″ thickness was specified to meet Florida Building Code requirements under HVHZ provisions. The double-friction clamping technology of the Glass Vice® bracket secures each panel without drilling through the glass — protecting structural integrity while delivering the frameless aesthetic that defines a premium coastal build.

Full ICC certification and Florida HVHZ compliance documentation was available for building department submission, streamlining the approval process for the installation team at My Architectural Glass.