Stained Glass Transom Window Lead Types

​Stained Glass Transom Window Lead Types
By [http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Philip_Mainhood/38677]Philip Mainhood 

Stained glass windows have been creating a beautiful and warm environment in rooms for centuries. With the advancement of technology, and materials, even more options and beauty are open to home owners. There many types of "lead" available, and very few actually contain lead at all.

We will take a look at many different aspects of lead including the materials they are made of like copper zinc, lead-zinc alloy and lead. 

The lead type can control what type of design that you can have, a zinc material is stronger, allowing a design to span larger areas. Copper is a softer material, using copper came means that you can create a more delicate, detailed design. When using a lead came, you can get more detail in larger areas. A lead-zinc alloy allows more strength with the ability of more detail.

There are also many options to choose from when looking at color, because you can choose a certain material, and have any color applied to it. A few of the choices of lead color are antique, satin antique, copper, brass, satin brass, Silver, Ebony, Platinum, satin platinum , white and titanium. 

Changing the color of lead can change the feel of the entire room, by adding a lighter lead color, it can brighten up the window making it seem new, by adding a darker one, it make it more subtle with a little more serious, vintage look.

There are also different thicknesses of lead. Lead thickness can control the depth or tone of a stained glass window. By using a thinner lead, it shows more of the glass, giving a more open feeling. Choosing a thicker lead, can draw more attention to the design.

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