Tempered Glass Doors And Windows

What you should know about tempered glass.

Tempered glass doors and windows.

Tempered glass is a form of safety glass. Tempered glass is ideal for residential doors and commercial applications that receive a lot of daily wear and tear as it is more scratch resistant than other glass types. The quicker the glass takes to cool the stronger the glass becomes. Fleetwood windows doors is continually making efforts to be green friendly and currently leads the fenestration market with the greenest multi slide and sliding pocket doors in the united states.

Tempered glass is particularly strong thanks to the swiftness of its cooling period. Fixed or operable windows must include safety glass if they measure larger than 9 feet square the bottom edge is less than 18 inches above the floor the top edge is more than 36 inches above the. Windows that have the potential for human impact are legally required to contain tempered glass. When safety is a concern tempered glass reduces the risk of injury due to its nature of breaking into smaller pieces instead of larger sharp jagged shards.

California window solar serves the following areas. Art glass used in doors sidelights and large windows is exempt from safety glazing requirements if it is leaded decorated or carved in such a way as to make it clearly visible. The strength of tempered glass means it can stand up to strong winds hurricanes and other weather events. If you need new replacement windows entry doors and shutters or blinds for your home give us call today at 1.

This relates to the production process where the glass is cooled at a far faster rate compared to other glass forms. So the glass must be larger than 9 square feet and within 36 inches of a walking area plus the bottom of the window has to be below 18 inches above the floor and top more than 36 inches above the floor. Safety glass tempered safety glass is available on all products and comes standard on all patio doors. Tempered glass is that which has been treated to make it up to five times stronger than conventional glass.

The treatment involves rapid heating of the glass followed by quick cooling which makes the glass stronger and changes the way it breaks. Laminated glass laminated glass is also available for added strength enhanced security and sound control. All doors are considered a hazardous location and must have safety tempered glass with just a couple of exceptions for small glass panels in a door and decorative glass. 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.

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