"dg" wrote in message
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I recently purchased a house and one door had a crack in the impact
glass. The builder said it did not matter, so it was not repaired.
During a recent hurricane, the glass blew into the room and caused
thousands of dollars of damage from wind and rain.

Did the crack in the glass contribute to the failure of this glass?
Should this window have remained in it's frame and keep the water out
of my house?


The crack probably would not have been a problem under normal weather
conditions but a hurricane is an extreme. A crack certainly would have
reduced the windows resistance to failure due to wind pressure or impact.
Something may have blown into that window and that's what the builder will
say if you try to sue him.