Tempered Glass In Window Next To Door

Looks like any window within 24 inches that is less than 60 inches off the floor needs tempered glass.

Tempered glass in window next to door.

Anywhere within 5 of a hot tub swimming pool spa sauna shower or bathtub. 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. Tempered glass is made to reduce the chances of injury or death. Tempered glass building codes when to use it posted on by.

Belliott bob elliott 450 0002662 may 1 2009 3 35am 3 looks like it is more of an issue from the deck side. When is safety tempered glass required by code for glass near a door. Usually the distance that requires tempered glass is any adjacent windows within a 24 inch arch of the closed door and the bottom of the window is less than 60 inches above the walking surface but this may not be the case for you. If tempered glass is so tough why do i have to worry about the window getting broken.

Any glass that is within 24 inches of a doorway must be made of tempered glass if the bottom edge of the glass is 60 inches or less above the walking surface. Saturday october 5 2019. 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. According to the 2012 international residential code it is required at these hazardous locations.

Toughened glass is one thing but unbreakable glass is something entirely different. None of this should be interpreted to exclude using safety tempered glass for in a location that you decide warrants it. 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. 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.

Select glass strength option and choose tempered glass. Tempered glass is stronger than standard annealed glass and in the event of breakage it will produce dull cubes as opposed to sharp jagged pieces. Any door made of glass sliding french or shower doors are all always made of tempered glass. Also glass on a perpendicular wall to a door and opposite the swing must be safety tempered as illustrated below.

I would call to ascertain for sure as this could vary and only they will know what to suggest that would ensure compliance for your area. According to the irc all glass panels in fixed sliding swinging operable or bifold doors should have tempered glass or laminated glass installed.