All glass used in doors anywhere in the home must be.
Tempering windows near doors.
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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.
Anywhere within 5 of a hot tub swimming pool spa sauna shower or bathtub.
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Select glass strength option and choose tempered glass.
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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.
Anything within 2 of a door on the hinge side.
The bottom edge of the glazing.
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.
Tempered glass is made to reduce the chances of injury or death.
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.
R308 4 3 glazing in windows.
According to the 2012 international residential code it is required at these hazardous locations.
Matching windows sliding doors outswing french doors and bi fold doors are also available.
Glazing that is adjacent to the fixed panel of patio doors.
The exposed area of an individual pane is larger than 9 square feet 0 836 m2 2.
See our blog post what are the code requirements for safety tempered glass for doors.
Glazing in an individual fixed or operable panel that meets all of the following conditions shall be considered to be a hazardous location.
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.
Windows that have the potential for human impact are legally required to contain tempered glass.
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.