As you increase thickness, or change the tint, or shape, the cost increases dramatically.Īnswer to question 25: Don't replace it until it breaks. this will need to be fully tempered if it is adjacent, or in a door or 18" from the finish floor.Īnswer to question 22: tempered glass (1/4" thick) clear, with a rough edge costs less than $2 per square foot from major glass fabricators(Oldcastle, PDC, Arch, etc.) polish edge costs normally 10-15 cents per inch. The low e annealed refers to the makeup of the insulated glass unit on the exterior of the building, in the curtain wall, or windows. 1/4" clear tempered is used for all of your interior glazing(vestibules, hallow metal framing etc.) Question 8: Gary, likely you are looking at two different applications for the glass required in your estimate. laminated vs cast glass for this application? Thank you.Īnswer to question 19: you can buy fire rated ceramic glass from Technical Glass Products(TGP) in Washington. Can someone explain the relative advantages and disadvantages of tempered vs. I am an owner builder with a plan for a curved shower enclosure, having approximately a 44' diameter. Can anyone tell me why this would happen. last week this table (it was in an outside screen room with a metal roof) "blew up." It shattered and left a pile of little ice cubes. I have/had a glass top round patio table, five feet across. What is the difference between as-1 and as-4 auto glass types? Can't understand why it happened and am now worried about the glass top I have on my dining table which is also tempered, seven years old and very large. It was not chipped, scratched or damaged in any way and had been there for seven years! I had a lot of jewelery boxes on top of it (10 in all). it suddenly exploded next to us, while we in bed asleep! I had a 6foot x 2foot tempered glass which was on top of a dark pine drawer cabinet. Can you please give me the properties of a glass? I'm confused about the the properties of the glass. How much pressure or torque do I need to put on it without it breaking? I have a three form tempered glass that needs to be installed like a sandwich on a reception area. So I moved to tempered and it has never broken, not from my dunks or a 3. So I got it replaced with acrylic again and it broke from shooting a 3 again. So you're saying acrylic glass is better? I had acrylic in my basketball goal and the glass broke from shooting a 3. The only thing I'd worry about is the wind blowing off the table. Think of all the tempered glass used on buildings - it must be able to withstand extreme temperature variation, especially when it's warm inside and freezing on the outside. September 26, and anon4980: It is fine to leave your tempered glass out all winter. When vehicles were first built, the glass could literally cut your head off and was very dangerous.Ĭan you temper a non-flat cast glass piece? I want to know if tempering an organic sculpted cast glass piece is possible? If not, is there a way to produce a tempering/lamination effect/strengthen the cast glass? Tempered glass is a great safety improvement in automotive applications for side car windows. What can I do to get the two parts back together? I don't know if it is due to the fact that it is 85 degrees and the heat has make it expand, but it looks as if there is not space between the two parts. I put one side down and now I can't put it back up again. I have a tempered round table that has two sides that can expand. Tempered glass is a great safety improvement for protecting a mobile phone's screen. I wonder if these are defects of the tempered glass. It is not bumping us, but you can see the cloud from certain angle. O also noticed something like cloudy curves inside the glass. After cleaning the dust on both surfaces of the glass, I noticed there are two small scratches (actually 2 "dings") on the lower surface. I bought a new tempered glass dining table. Can I just buy tempered glass to replace it? Is tempered glass used for glass top stoves? My stove top broke and Magic Chef has no replacement available. What a nice article about tempered glass. Has anyone heard of this happening? Also, the new glass appears thinner than the glass in our other patio door. When I called the installer he said that the glass should even out in a few days. The new glass that was installed is bowed in the middle. I recently had the tempered glass in my patio door replaced because of a damaged seal. It is safe and helps me protect my iPhone screen. I bought a skylet tempered glass for my iPhone 6s and it works well.
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