[Greenbuilding] glass panels as porch roof?

[Reuben Deumling]

That is very helpful, Clarke. Thank you.
Is using non-tempered glass for this kind of application to be avoided as a
rule?


On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 1:11 PM, Clarke Olsen <colsen at fairpoint.net> wrote:

> True, tempered glass can't be cut, but there are at least 4 standard
> sizes: 28" x 76, 34" x 76, 46" x 76, 33" x 75,
> and maybe 45" x 75".
>
> Clarke Olsen
> clarkeolsendesign.com
> 373 route 203
> Spencertown, NY 12165
> USA
> 518-392-4640
> colsen at taconic.net
>
>
>
>
> On Apr 27, 2014, at 2:45 PM, Reuben Deumling <9watts at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> So I'm finally getting around to putting this roof together. I appreciate
> the glass patio door reuse idea, and am proceeding full steam. Got four
> doors already.
> ....
>
> Except I just found out via that crazy thing we call the internet that
> these tempered panels can't be cut! Three of the doors will work out full
> height, but the width I'd settled on for most of the roof is 53". I figured
> I'd just have the local glass shop cut all those ~77" doors down to 53" and
> I'd be in business. Ha!
>
> Running the doors the other way isn't really a possibility.  Or at least
> I've not thought of a clever way to make that work.
>
> Thoughts?
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 7:00 PM, Clarke Olsen <colsen at fairpoint.net>wrote:
>
>> Yes, and I had to scrub the inside surfaces to clean-off a cloudy film
>> that must  have come from the desiccant in the spacers. I would install
>> them inside up, in the hope of having the elements finish the job.
>> Clarke Olsen
>> clarkeolsendesign.com
>> 373 route 203
>> Spencertown, NY 12165
>> USA
>> 518-392-4640
>> colsen at taconic.net
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jan 14, 2014, at 9:10 PM, bill.allen at verizon.net wrote:
>>
>> > Clarke,
>> > Are you saying you separated 2 layer glass panels and used the single
>> layers of glass for your roofing?
>> > Thanks
>> > Bill
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Clarke Olsen <colsen at fairpoint.net>
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>> > Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 12:01:06
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