Safety Glass Patio Door

Patio doors are most commonly made entirely or partially of glass for the purpose of letting the light into the home and allowing you to keep an eye on the other side.

Safety glass patio door.

In addition any glass located adjacent to a door within a 24 inch arc of the door must be constructed from safety glass if the bottom edge of the glass is less than 60 inches above the walking. The glass which must be pre cut and edged before being put into the tempering furnace is heated to approximately 1200 f and then cooled rapidly. This process is also known as quenching. Needless to say this can result into inadvertent accidents particularly if you have kids or pets zooming around.

This security factor is why homespire windows and doors partners with provia a trusted and top performing manufacturer based in sugar creek ohio to bring you the perfect glass patio door. Another name for this type of glass is toughened glass. The door has a 2 3 8 in. Lockset opening and can be mounted either left or right hinged to an existing door trim surface.

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The pros and cons of tempered toughened safety glass tempered glass is made by heating and cooling a piece of standard glass in a tempering furnace. Tempered glass also known as tempered safety glass is defined as glass that is heat treated to be stronger and more durable than standard annealed glass up to four times stronger. Tempered or laminated glass solutions are great safety features for your patio doors but this upgraded material will run a bit higher than regular glass since it s at least four times stronger.