Clear glass shower doors?

Posted by RicodJour on October 23, 2009, 11:39 am

> > charlie wrote:

> >> who said anything about safety glass? tmk, there aren't any code regs =

for

> >> safety glass in construction.

> > Yes, there are in current building codes. I'm not sure on shower doors =

> > tub surrounds, but there are definitely requirements for low windows in
> > certain areas.

> for safety glass? there are residential codes for tempered glass for low
> windows by doors, but what are the residential ones for safety glass? i
> think there are some codes for safety glass in certain places for schools
> (windows in doors, etc).

Around here the term safety glass commonly refers to laminated glass,
and tempered to tempered. That is not strictly correct. Safety glass
can come in several flavors, or which tempered and laminated are two.
This should help clarify things.

http://www.codecheck.com/cc/images/SafetyGlazingArticle07.pdf

R

Posted by RicodJour on October 22, 2009, 12:44 pm

On Oct 22, 10:50=A0am, sa...@dog.com wrote:

> There is a difference between tempered glass and safety glass,
> although safety glass is also tempered.

You can't cut tempered glass - it shatters. You can cut safety glass,
so that means it is not tempered. There is probably such an animal as
tempered safety glass, but I've never run across it in anything
residential.

R

Posted by on October 22, 2009, 12:48 pm

On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:44:26 -0700 (PDT), RicodJour

>On Oct 22, 10:50 am, sa...@dog.com wrote:

>> There is a difference between tempered glass and safety glass,
>> although safety glass is also tempered.

>You can't cut tempered glass - it shatters. You can cut safety glass,
>so that means it is not tempered. There is probably such an animal as
>tempered safety glass, but I've never run across it in anything
>residential.
>R

It was a typo. I meant to write that SOME safety glass is tempered.

There are also many degrees of tempering.

Posted by RicodJour on October 22, 2009, 1:30 pm

On Oct 22, 12:48=A0pm, sa...@dog.com wrote:

> >On Oct 22, 10:50=A0am, sa...@dog.com wrote:

> >> There is a difference between tempered glass and safety glass,
> >> although safety glass is also tempered.

> >You can't cut tempered glass - it shatters. =A0You can cut safety glass,
> >so that means it is not tempered. =A0There is probably such an animal as
> >tempered safety glass, but I've never run across it in anything
> >residential.

> It was a typo. I meant to write that SOME safety glass is tempered.
> There are also many degrees of tempering.

Yep, like 1200 degrees! ;)

R

Posted by Tony Hwang on October 22, 2009, 10:02 am

Jon Danniken wrote:

> So I'm redoing the bathroom with a tub surround and some bypass doors for
> showering. I had figured on using obscured glass doors, but I might have a
> bead on a good deal for some doors with clear glass.
>
> My concern is that clear glass shower doors will reveal any soap scum on
> them a lot quicker than obscured glass versions.
>
> So, what kind of cleaning routine will be necessary with clear glass shower
> doors vs. obscured glass shower doors?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jon
>
>

Hi,
I'd say it depends how hard your water is.

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