Safety glass needed?

[Larry D. Kage]

Do you have comments about these window regarding safety glass?

[Bobby Hamilton]

Originally Posted by lkage

Do you have comments about these window regarding safety glass?

The bottom sashes should be tempered.

[Larry D. Kage]

Originally Posted by bhamilton

The bottom sashes should be tempered.

Why do you say that?

[Michael R. Boyett]

Tempered/Safety glass not required (but perhaps recommended), assuming those are real individual panes (lights) and not a large one >9 sf with fake muntins.

Safety Glass.PDF

[Barry Adair]

code update

regardless, if enhanced safety is a concern to you and client, note it and move on, they can pay to have it changed

hth

[Bobby Hamilton]

Originally Posted by lkage

Why do you say that?

If that is one pane of glass, imagine a child falling into it. If not tempered, big shards of glass could cut and possible kill a small child. Safety is my first concern, not whether it is required or not.

[David P. Valley]

Originally Posted by badair

code update

regardless, if enhanced safety is a concern to you and client, note it and move on, they can pay to have it changed

hth

I concur.

This installation would be in my report as a safety issue.

[Larry D. Kage]

Originally Posted by badair

regardless, if enhanced safety is a concern to you and client, note it and move on,...

How I saw it. Thanks all.

[Jeffrey R. Pope]

Not required, and not even recommended. I don't see this as a "safety" concern.

[David P. Valley]

Originally Posted by jpope

Not required, and not even recommended. I don't see this as a "safety" concern.

Good Luck when the kids are playing and one decides to push the other towards that window.

I always recommend safety rails in these situations. If my client refuses to install them and someone falls through...look at my HI report.

[Jeffrey R. Pope]

Originally Posted by dvalley

Good Luck when the kids are playing and one decides to push the other towards that window.

That would certainly be unfortunate, but not a call that I will be concerned about.

If houses were built to be "child-proof," there would never be another set of stairs and kitchens would be a thing of the past, there would be no bathtubs, toilets or sink stoppers, and windows would be made of unbreakable plexi-glass. Parents have the responsibility to safeguard their children.

[Wayne B. Wilson]

Does the porch pass by the window's? on the outside

[Joe Funderburk, CMI]

Originally Posted by jpope

Not required, and not even recommended. I don't see this as a "safety" concern.

Ditto.

[Joe Funderburk, CMI]

Originally Posted by dvalley

Good Luck when the kids are playing and one decides to push the other towards that window.

I always recommend safety rails in these situations. If my client refuses to install them and someone falls through...look at my HI report.

David, since there is no written standard, what standard do you use when deciding when a window is unsafe? If that window lower sash were 1' off the floor, would there still be a hazard? What about 1.5 feet? 2 feet? 3feet? Where is the safety concern cutoff that you use?

[David P. Valley]

Originally Posted by jfunderburk

David, since there is no written standard, what standard do you use when deciding when a window is unsafe? If that window lower sash were 1' off the floor, would there still be a hazard? What about 1.5 feet? 2 feet? 3feet? Where is the safety concern cutoff that you use?

Any window installed under 36" gets my safety recommendation. And I don't use a tape measure.

I don't do standards.