Glazing in an individual fixed or operable panel that meets all of the following conditions shall be considered to be a hazardous location.
Tempering windows near doors.
R308 4 3 glazing in windows.
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.
Feelsafe aluminum clad wood windows and doors reinforced with upgraded hardware and hurricane impact ceritifed laminated glass.
The exposed area of an individual pane is larger than 9 square feet 0 836 m2 2.
Anywhere within 5 of a hot tub swimming pool spa sauna shower or bathtub.
Anything within 2 of a door on the hinge side.
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Windows that have the potential for human impact are legally required to contain tempered glass.
Additionally it is required to temper any glass located within 24 of a door if the bottom edge is less than five feet above the floor.
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.
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.
See our blog post what are the code requirements for safety tempered glass for doors.
Matching windows sliding doors outswing french doors and bi fold doors are also available.
Tempered glass in doors according to the international residential code you must temper all glass and panels in swinging sliding operable fixed and bifold doors regardless of the panel s size.
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.
Choose from a variety of 75 exterior finishes and 9 interior wood species.
Select glass strength option and choose tempered glass.
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.
Doors if you have a door located near the stairs plan to use tempered glass for any glass panels or lites incorporated within or near the door.
Also known as toughened glass tempered glass is stronger and safer than regular glass.
Glazing that is adjacent to the fixed panel of patio doors.
The bottom edge of the glazing.