Tempered Glass Above Door

Windows that have the potential for human impact are legally required to contain tempered glass.

Tempered glass above door.

Select glass strength option and choose tempered glass. If you are installing windows within 2 feet of a door and lower than 5 feet from the ground you need tempered glass in the windows even though these might be higher than 18 inches from the ground. Any windows in a door must have tempered glass no matter the height unless it is too small for a 3 inch ball to pass through the window. In addition any glass located adjacent to a door within a 24 inch arc of the door must be constructed from safety glass if the bottom edge of the glass is less than 60 inches above the walking.

Shower base clear 3 8 in. Thick tempered glass for safety easy to clean glass helps prevent streaking by sheeting the water to carry away dirt reversible door opening installs with sliding door on left or right. Glass in walls enclosing stairway landings or within 5 feet of the bottom and top of stairways where the bottom edge of the glass is less than 60 above a walking surface you can select tempered glass on any of the windows you order from discount door and window. Custom shower walls and passage 60 in.

Any glass within 24 inches of a door along the same wall as the door or perpendicular to it that is less than 60 inches above the floor must be safety tempered glass. There are exceptions allowed for decorative glass in windows also along with the addition of a sturdy rail in front of the glass and outboard panes of insulating glass in a high location. All doors manufactured since 1974 have tempered glass. Features frameless shower with barn door type sliding operation coordinates with passage 60 in.

The tempering process changes the properties of the glass so that if it should be broken it crumbles into dull cubes to minimize any injury.