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Frameless Shower Glass - to miter or not to miter
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I have two competing contractors to install shower glass. One suggest mitering the corner where two panels of glass meet at the 90 degree angle. The other says that it's not a good idea because it won't look good. What do you think? Thanks! Aaron |
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Frameless Shower Glass - to miter or not to miter
Aaron Fude wrote:
Hi, I have two competing contractors to install shower glass. One suggest mitering the corner where two panels of glass meet at the 90 degree angle. The other says that it's not a good idea because it won't look good. What do you think? Thanks! Aaron I don't think it will look good. Does that guy have a sample of how it might look? -- "You can lead them to LINUX but you can't make them THINK" Running Mandriva release 2008.0 free-i586 using KDE on i586 |
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Frameless Shower Glass - to miter or not to miter
On May 17, 1:05 am, evodawg wrote:
Aaron Fude wrote: On May 16, 1:13 am, evodawg wrote: Aaron Fude wrote: Hi, I have two competing contractors to install shower glass. One suggest mitering the corner where two panels of glass meet at the 90 degree angle. The other says that it's not a good idea because it won't look good. What do you think? Thanks! Aaron I don't think it will look good. Does that guy have a sample of how it might look? -- Why do you think not? (I have not seen a sample, but I don't find butt angles particularly nice.) I'd like to see how it looked, a sample would be nice. Doesnt seem like it would be a big deal to have him make up a sample. Wondering how strong a joint it would be, probably the same. Guess I'm just use to seeing a butt joint in this application. How much more for the miter? Better than a sample, ask to check out a completed job in person. Small samples can lie, full jobs don't. R |
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Frameless Shower Glass - to miter or not to miter
Aaron Fude wrote:
Hi, I have two competing contractors to install shower glass. One suggest mitering the corner where two panels of glass meet at the 90 degree angle. The other says that it's not a good idea because it won't look good. What do you think? Thanks! Aaron I had no idea a corner for glass could be mitered. Seems it would chip or break with ease if it was bumped. |
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Frameless Shower Glass - to miter or not to miter
Norminn wrote:
Aaron Fude wrote: Hi, I have two competing contractors to install shower glass. One suggest mitering the corner where two panels of glass meet at the 90 degree angle. The other says that it's not a good idea because it won't look good. What do you think? Thanks! Aaron I had no idea a corner for glass could be mitered. Seems it would chip or break with ease if it was bumped. For terminal klutzes like me, frameless glass shower stalls (or even doors) are out of the question, period. I realize the tempered glass makes gravel, not knives, when you break it. But those panels cost a fortune to replace, and take weeks to get installed. I don't want the glass to be a structural element, I just want it to ride in its nice shock-absorbing gasket, repelling water. -- aem sends... |
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Frameless Shower Glass - to miter or not to miter
"Aaron Fude" wrote in message ... On May 16, 1:13 am, evodawg wrote: Aaron Fude wrote: Hi, I have two competing contractors to install shower glass. One suggest mitering the corner where two panels of glass meet at the 90 degree angle. The other says that it's not a good idea because it won't look good. What do you think? Thanks! Aaron I don't think it will look good. Does that guy have a sample of how it might look? -- Why do you think not? (I have not seen a sample, but I don't find butt angles particularly nice.) -- the miter will be a lot weaker. furthermore, these will have to be tempered. chipping the edge of a tempered sheet of glass will produce a couple of shopping bags of glass gravel. a miter will make this more likely to occur. |
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Frameless Shower Glass - to miter or not to miter
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the miter will be a lot weaker. furthermore, these will have to be tempered. chipping the edge of a tempered sheet of glass will produce a couple of shopping bags of glass gravel. a miter will make this more likely to occur. Uhhhh...... They bevel them or mitre them and _then_ temper. |
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Frameless Shower Glass - to miter or not to miter
"Doug Brown" wrote in message el... -- the miter will be a lot weaker. furthermore, these will have to be tempered. chipping the edge of a tempered sheet of glass will produce a couple of shopping bags of glass gravel. a miter will make this more likely to occur. Uhhhh...... They bevel them or mitre them and _then_ temper. duh. where did i specify the sequence of operations? however, the thin mitered edge will make a chip much more likely, causing the glass to explosively deconstruct more likely. |
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Frameless Shower Glass - to miter or not to miter
On May 19, 12:29 pm, "charlie"
wrote: however, the thin mitered edge will make a chip much more likely, causing the glass to explosively deconstruct more likely. If either of them chips they 'splodes. Don't bang it with anything harder than a plastic shampoo bottle and it'll be fine. R |
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