ᐅ Is Safety Glass Required or Not?

Created on: 10 Apr 2021 19:33
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guli27a
Hi everyone,

I am currently building a house with a general contractor. On the ground floor, I have a patio door, two lift-and-slide doors, and two fixed floor-to-ceiling windows. Do the glass panels in these windows need to be made of safety glass?
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nordanney
10 Apr 2021 22:10
Zaba12 schrieb:

I can definitely find you a few articles that say the opposite.
But not as a general requirement. At most, window manufacturers say that to make a sale.
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Zaba12
10 Apr 2021 22:14
nordanney schrieb:

But not with blanket enforcement. Only window manufacturers tend to say that to make a sale.

That may be.
You can also reject a RAL installation of the windows and have them installed in the traditional way with expanding foam, because RAL installation is not mandatory either 🙂 but it is a recognized state of the art, just like the DIN standards.
Good night 😎
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hampshire
11 Apr 2021 01:14
If safety and cut protection for your children are a priority, invest the extra money. If you consider the risk to be minimal, there are ways around it. I would choose safety glass because I witnessed an accident involving an interior door that broke with sharp edges near a person's back. On the other hand, I have no problem letting children ride on the old tractor, which objectively is much more dangerous. The assessment is ultimately subjective.