[Greenbuilding] glass panels as porch roof?

[Clarke Olsen]

Actually... this is my second glass roof: the first one was torn-off by ice 10 years ago. On that version, the battens holding the glass down were cedar 5/4 x 3, and I thought that their relatively rough surface had allowed the ice to get a grip. The main roof is 7.5/12 (aka 10/16, the golden mean) steel, allowing the ice to slide, that time taking my panels with it. The real problem was thinking that a few electroplated nails would hold in a cedar facia. This one is bolted. 
Clarke Olsen
clarkeolsendesign.com
373 route 203
Spencertown, NY 12165 
USA
518-392-4640
colsen at taconic.net


On Jan 14, 2014, at 10:59 AM, Frank Tettemer <frank at livingsol.com> wrote:

> That attachment looks fine, too. I used Adobe Photo Shop to open both photos, with no quirks.
> I, too, really like what you've done with the timberframe.  I suppose that you don't get the heavy snow accumulation that we get here near Algonquin Park, Ontario. Or maybe your climate has occasional thaws, to help jettison the ice and snow, and keep it from accumulating.
> This roof should make RT very proud, as he's endlessly on about re-purposing tempered glass.  Looks great, doesn't it Rob?
> 
> Frank Tettemer
> Living Sol ~ Building and Design
> www.livingsol.com
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