What is a curtain wall system?

A curtain wall is a non-structural exterior glass and aluminum system that forms the outer skin of a building. It does not carry the building's structural load, only its own weight and wind loads. The frame attaches to the building structure and the glass panels sit within it, creating a continuous glass facade across the exterior.

What is the difference between a curtain wall and a window wall?

A window wall sits between floor slabs and is supported by the structure below and above it. A curtain wall spans across floor slabs and hangs off the building's structure, managing wind loads, thermal movement, and water drainage as a continuous system rather than individual window openings.

What types of curtain walls do you install?

We install stick-built systems assembled piece by piece on site, unitized systems pre-fabricated as complete panels and installed as units, point-supported frameless glass systems, and structural silicone glazing where glass is bonded to aluminum for a flush exterior surface. The right system depends on building size, timeline, and budget.

Can curtain wall glass reduce heat gain in Las Vegas?

Yes, and in this climate it matters significantly. Proper glass selection including low-E coatings and insulated glass units can reduce a building's cooling load by 20 to 40 percent compared to older single-pane glazing. We specify glass for Las Vegas conditions where temperature cycles from 30 to 120 degrees stress both seals and thermal performance.

Do you repair existing curtain wall systems?

Yes. We handle curtain wall repairs including fogged insulated glass unit replacement, failed sealant removal and resealing, dried gasket replacement, and aluminum frame repair. If your building has water infiltration, drafts, or fogged glass panels, we can inspect the system and give you a clear repair versus replacement recommendation.

How do I know if my curtain wall needs repair?

The most common signs are water leaking into the building at the glass joints, condensation or fogging between glass panes, drafts around panels, and sealant cracking or pulling away from the frame. Any of these mean the water management has been compromised. Call (702) 382-1400 and we can schedule a curtain wall assessment.

Curtain Wall Systems Las Vegas | Commercial Glazing

Curtain wall / Las Vegas

Curtain wall systems in Las Vegas

We install and re-glaze commercial curtain wall, stick-built and unitized, and we replace failed glass in a wall that’s already up. Self-performed by our own crew, licensed C-8 unlimited, coordinated with your GC.

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Since 1953
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Nevada C-8 unlimited
Self-performed

What we install

Curtain wall and window wall

Curtain wall is the glass-and-aluminum skin that hangs on the face of a building and carries its own weight back to the structure. We install the common systems and set the glass in them. Where the wall meets an entrance at grade, the entrance doors and hardware are our scope too.

Stick-built curtain wall. Mullions and glass assembled and glazed in place on the building. Flexible for odd elevations and field conditions.
Unitized curtain wall. Factory-built panels hung on the structure. Faster on site, common on taller work.
Window wall and storefront transitions. Floor-to-floor glazed wall and the tie-ins where a storefront meets the curtain wall above it.

A multi-story Las Vegas commercial building with a glazed curtain-wall facade — Curtain wall / Las Vegas

The glass

Glass set to the spec

We set the glass the design calls for: insulated units for the thermal break, low-E coatings to cut the solar heat a west elevation takes in this valley, laminated where safety or sound asks for it, and spandrel at the floor lines. At a rated floor line the perimeter closure and any glazed opening in it take a rated assembly. We glaze to the system and the performance on your drawings, we don’t guess at the numbers.

Repair and re-glazing

Fixing a wall that’s already up

Most of our curtain wall work is on existing buildings. A sealed unit fails and fogs, a lite cracks, a joint leaks. We pull and replace the failed glass, reseal the joints and swap gaskets, usually without taking the system apart, and we work the occupied floors around the building’s schedule.

Failed, fogged insulated units
Cracked or broken lites
Water intrusion and leaking joints
Gasket and wet-seal replacement

Who does the work

Our own crew, on our own schedule

Curtain wall is our glass scope, self-performed, not brokered out, like the rest of our commercial glazing. We’re licensed Nevada C-8 with an unlimited bid limit, so there’s no ceiling on the size of the job, and we cut and fabricate in our own shop, which keeps a field change or a breakage from going to the back of a supplier’s line. Send the drawings and we’ll tell you what we can hold.

Questions

Curtain wall FAQ

What is curtain wall?

It’s a non-structural glass-and-aluminum outer wall hung on the face of a building. It keeps the weather out and carries only its own weight back to the structure, which is what lets a building have a full glass skin.

What’s the difference between stick and unitized?

Stick-built goes up piece by piece and is glazed on the building, which suits complex elevations and repairs. Unitized comes as factory-built panels that hang on the structure, which is faster on site and common on taller work. We do both.

Can you replace one broken lite without redoing the wall?

Usually, yes. In most systems we can pull and replace a single failed or fogged unit and reseal it without dismantling the run. We’ll confirm once we see the system and the opening.

Do you repair existing curtain walls?

Yes, that’s a lot of our work, failed units, leaks, cracked lites and reseals on buildings that stay open while we work. We’re licensed Nevada C-8 unlimited number 0004490A and rated 4.9 stars across 400+ Google reviews.

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New curtain wall or a repair on an existing one

Send the drawings or tell us what’s failing, and we’ll quote the glass and the work as our own scope.

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Since 1953. Nevada C-8 license 0004490A. Serving Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas and Summerlin.

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24/7 emergency serviceCommercial emergency glass & board-up across Clark County.
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Our Work Across Las Vegas

Real Silver State Glass & Mirror projects, not stock photos. Commercial storefronts, office glass partitions, retail glazing, and custom mirror walls across the Las Vegas valley, including locals casino properties like Aliante in North Las Vegas. Licensed since 1953 (NV C-8 #0004490A), unlimited bid limit, and 24/7 commercial emergency service across Clark County.