A mentally handicapped child will be occupying the home.
Tempering window next to sliding door.
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.
2 types of glass.
These are in store pick up items only.
By heating glass at a high temperature then rapidly.
Also known as toughened glass tempered glass is stronger and safer than regular glass.
When glass breaks it often forms large dangerous shards that can pose significant safety risks.
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.
The arc rule below causes me to scratch my head.
Clear or low e 3 sizes.
There are also four exception allowed as noted below in the citation from the residential edition of the florida building code fbc and the international residential code irc is similar.
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.
There was a 45 degree angle between the door and the window to the right.
Glazing in an individual fixed or operable panel adjacent to a door where the nearest vertical edge is within a 24 inch 610 mm.
Tempered patio door glass.
Residential building codes for safety glass.
The window was about 17 inches from the door edge.
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.