[Greenbuilding] glass panels as porch roof?

[Reuben Deumling]

Are you saying that the film works in that manner when stuck to
*untempered*glass as well?


On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 3:12 PM, Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn <
info at ecobrooklyn.com> wrote:

> A little unconventional but I've used the film that's used on storefront
> windows to protect against arson, bombs etc. With the adhesive that you can also
> attached the pane to its frame the thing becomes, well, bombproof. It will
> shatter but stay in place. You have to hack it with a bat fifty times to
> get through.
>
>
> On Sunday, April 27, 2014, Michael O'Brien <obrien at hevanet.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi, Reuben--
>>
>> Using non-tempered glass overhead is not permitted by code in Oregon.
>>
>> Even tempered glass I think is iffy. It can break, for example if it were
>> stressed along an edge by a stray screw, and if it breaks the falling
>> chunks don't become popcorn size until they hit the floor.
>>
>> Best, Mike
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Apr 27, 2014, at 2:38 PM, Reuben Deumling <9watts at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 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:
>>
>>
>
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> Gennaro Brooks-Church
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> www.EcoBrooklyn.com
> 22 2nd St; Brooklyn, NY 11231
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