ᐅ Is Safety Glass Required or Not?

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?

Yes, see DIN 18008. Since 2019, it has been mandatory.

guli27a schrieb:

I have a patio door on the ground floor as well as two lift-and-slide doors and two fixed floor-to-ceiling window panels. Do the glass panes in these windows need to be made of safety glass?

I wouldn’t do it, and I’m not using safety glass in my current patio doors either. There’s no strict requirement for it.

nordanney schrieb:

I wouldn’t do it, and I don’t with my current patio doors either. Why should I? It’s not strictly necessary.

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

guli27a schrieb:

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

My window manufacturer told me that he only installs according to DIN standards, and that his prices for the same components have increased by 10% because of this.

But you are asking for a specific reason, so what does your window manufacturer say? Basically, this is about liability. For example, if your railing on the upper floor is meant to prevent falls but doesn’t meet the requirements because you want the balusters spaced 40cm (16 inches) apart, the staircase builder would have to be released from liability with your signature. I imagine the same applies to safety glass. However, the window manufacturer must agree to this. After all, it means a loss of revenue for them.

But if something does happen, no insurance company in the world will pay, no matter how unlikely the risk on the ground floor actually is.

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

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