Description

Circular Wine Cellar Door (Manual Spiral Cellar Glass Hatch)

A round, walk-on glass floor hatch that opens by hand on gas struts, made for spiral staircases, circular openings and cellar or display access. It is the manual, lower-cost alternative to our electric circular door: the gas struts take the weight so it lifts easily and lowers slowly and safely. Made to order in our Sheffield workshop to fit your opening or existing spiral stair.

Made to your opening

Every circular hatch is made to order. Give us the exact size of your floor recess and we build a self-supporting frame that overlaps the opening on all sides, with built-in tolerance for a clean fit. We make these from 900mm to 1400mm in diameter, with a partial-opening hatch for easy access; on larger doors, or those with a larger opening section, two gas struts are used. Once you order, we send a drawing from your measurements to approve before anything is made.

Lead time is usually 6 to 10 weeks from drawing approval, with economy and express options.

Supplied fully assembled

The hatch arrives as one finished unit, with the glass sealed into the frame and the gas struts, handle and lock all fitted, ready to set into your prepared opening. A competent builder or tradesperson can install it.

Product features

25.5mm toughened and laminated structural glass panel
Powder-coated black steel framework with hinged, gas-strut opening mechanism
Black steel framing with back-painted black glass borders (other colours on request)
Choice of ring pull handle or an integrated finger pull
Discreet lock with star key for security
Optional non-slip treatment, invisible to the eye and lasting around five years

Certifications and standards

The steel framework is UKCA marked to BS EN 1090-2. The glass is engineered for the domestic (Category A) floor loadings in the UK National Annex to BS EN 1991-1-1:2002, a 1.5kN/sqm distributed load and a 2.0kN point load, and the hatch is structurally approved for domestic use. Glass thickness can vary with size, position, building use and support, so consult a structural glass engineer if unsure; meeting your own building control sign-off remains your responsibility. Our glass floor building regulations guide has the detail. The optional non-slip finish reaches a Pendulum Test Value (PTV) of 68, against the 36 usually needed to rate as low slip risk in the dry; see our anti-slip guide.

Where they suit

These circular hatches are for spiral-stair, cellar, basement, well and display access, not as the main way in and out of a habitable room. The frames are not watertight, so keep them to internal, dry areas.

International delivery

We ship worldwide. As the hatch is supplied fully assembled, overseas delivery is quoted per order: send us the diameter and your delivery address and we will price the crating and freight.

See it in real projects

Other options and help

Want it to open at the touch of a button? See the electric circular version. For a square or rectangular opening, we make manual streamline and ring pull hatches, an electric rectangular hatch, and ready-to-ship stock hatches. Browse the full wine cellar glass door range or our guide to glass wine cellar doors. Read the hinged glass floor FAQ, or contact us for a bespoke size.