Do Transoms Need to Be Tempered?

In general, any glass in a door, or glass within a 24” arc of a door, is required to be safety glass. The exception is if it is more than 60” above the floor; so a window above a door (a transom), often does not need to be safety glazed. 3.

Do bathroom windows need to be tempered?

A bathroom window must be made of tempered glass if all the following criteria are met, according to the National Glass Association: The glazing (glass) is less than 18 inches above the floor. The size of your window exceeds nine square feet. The top of your window is less than 36 inches above the floor.

At what height do windows need to be tempered?

According to the National Glass Association, there are 4 criteria that require safety glass: The glazing (glass) is less than 18 inches above the floor. The top of the glass is less than 36 inches above the floor. The size of the glass exceeds 9 square feet.

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