ᐅ Is Safety Glass Required or Not?

11ant schrieb:

Where are you supposed to fall to from the ground floor if you go through the glass?

You don’t have to tell me. But that’s just how it is...

guli27a schrieb:

That’s the question: Do I have to comply with the DIN standard or not?

The short answer: Yes.
BUT: The DIN standard does not require you to always install safety glass everywhere. It depends on the planner’s assessment and the traffic routes. For example, if a couch is placed in front of your window, it’s clearly not necessary to use safety glass. The same applies if you pass the patio door from the kitchen to the living room (and/or if the dining table is located there).

P.S. The state building codes / model building regulations have included similar requirements for almost 20 years. This is not new with the DIN standard.

For large glass panels, I would choose safety glass. At my parents’ house, one of the sliding doors shattered 10 years after installation, and the large shards slid downward. It was only a miracle that no one was injured. At the neighbor’s house, a large bird of prey collided with the bedroom window, and the glass cracked some time later but did not fall out.

11ant schrieb:

Where should someone fall to from the ground floor if they break through the glass?

My concern is not about falling from the ground floor, but rather that our children might crash their ride-on cars into the floor-to-ceiling windows and that something could happen.

nordanney schrieb:

General answer: Yes

It now seems like I have to comply with the DIN standard. However, it says that it does not apply to private residential buildings.

guli27a schrieb:

It now looks like I have to comply with the DIN standard.

I wrote something similar – the DIN standard doesn't necessarily require safety glass everywhere. Your link (please delete it quickly, or you might get a warning or even worse) also confirms that. As I said, I’m not doing it either, and my window manufacturer hasn’t even considered this strange idea.

guli27a schrieb:

My concern isn’t about falling from the ground floor, but rather that our children might crash their ride-on toy cars into the floor-to-ceiling windows and something could happen.

If this is important to you, why are we even discussing it here?
Again, ultimately this will come down to liability in your ride-on toy car case. If the window installer follows the relevant standards and you don’t agree, you will have to release them from liability.

I can certainly find some articles that say the opposite.