I was looking to replace the windows in my house and sunroom. Someone came out last week from Champion Windows, then Monday night someone came from Lowes and tonight someone came from Home Depot. The guy from home depot walked into the sunroom and the first thing he did was measure the distance from the floor to the bottom of the window....15". Apprently because the windows aren't at least 18" from the floor and are more than 36" high, they need to be tempered glass per code. Neither of the other guys that came to quote windows mentioned this. The house was built in and the sunroom was added in . We bought the house this past March, shouldn't the inspector have pointed this out because the current windows in there clearly are not tempered???? The price difference between replacement windows that are tempered and not tempered for the sunroom is over $.
This is what the code says:
- 7. Glazing in an individual fixed or operable panel that meets all of the following conditions:
-Exposed area of an individual pane larger than 9 square feet (0.836 m
-Bottom edge less than 18 inches (457 mm) above the floor.
-Top edge more than 36 inches (914 mm) above the floor.
-One or more walking surfaces within 36 inches (914 mm) horizontally of the glazing.
I.e., the glazing would need to be: Exposed area of an individual pane larger than 9 square feet AND Bottom edge less than 18 inches (457 mm) above the floor AND Top edge more than 36 inches (914 mm) above the floor AND One or more walking surfaces within 36 inches (914 mm) horizontally of the glazing.
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