Tempered Glass Above Door

There are exceptions allowed for decorative glass in windows also along with the addition of a sturdy rail in front of the glass and outboard panes of insulating glass in a high location.

Tempered glass above door.

All doors manufactured since 1974 have tempered glass. Any windows in a door must have tempered glass no matter the height unless it is too small for a 3 inch ball to pass through the window. Glass in walls enclosing stairway landings or within 5 feet of the bottom and top of stairways where the bottom edge of the glass is less than 60 above a walking surface you can select tempered glass on any of the windows you order from discount door and window. Select glass strength option and choose tempered glass.

Also known as toughened glass tempered glass is stronger and safer than regular glass. Features frameless shower with barn door type sliding operation coordinates with passage 60 in. Windows that have the potential for human impact are legally required to contain tempered glass. Shower base clear 3 8 in.

In addition any glass located adjacent to a door within a 24 inch arc of the door must be constructed from safety glass if the bottom edge of the glass is less than 60 inches above the walking. If you are installing windows within 2 feet of a door and lower than 5 feet from the ground you need tempered glass in the windows even though these might be higher than 18 inches from the ground. Custom shower walls and passage 60 in. Also glass on a perpendicular wall to a door and opposite the swing must be safety tempered as illustrated below.

Any glass within 24 inches of a door along the same wall as the door or perpendicular to it that is less than 60 inches above the floor must be safety tempered glass.