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Outside stained glass window
My wife and I are in the process of a new home construction. We have
purchased a large stained glass window to hang above the stairs (6' x 8'). We are planning on having an outside tempered glass window in front of the stained glass. Any tips on what I should have the window hangers do and not do? Should I line the inide of the tempered glass with screen or chicken wire to keep a rock from coming through or is the tempered glass sufficient? Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks Jeff |
On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 16:38:10 -0700, "Jeff and Jennifer Cook"
wrote: My wife and I are in the process of a new home construction. We have purchased a large stained glass window to hang above the stairs (6' x 8'). We are planning on having an outside tempered glass window in front of the stained glass. Any tips on what I should have the window hangers do and not do? Should I line the inide of the tempered glass with screen or chicken wire to keep a rock from coming through or is the tempered glass sufficient? Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks Jeff Sounds like the house is on the infield at Daytona. |
"Jeff and Jennifer Cook" wrote in message ... My wife and I are in the process of a new home construction. We have purchased a large stained glass window to hang above the stairs (6' x 8'). We are planning on having an outside tempered glass window in front of the stained glass. Any tips on what I should have the window hangers do and not do? Should I line the inide of the tempered glass with screen or chicken wire to keep a rock from coming through or is the tempered glass sufficient? Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks Jeff talk to the people who are installing the s.g. panel. they will have the best ideas of how to do this. in general, you just install it in front of the existing window, which is a normal window. the installers will have designed in rebar in the window that will have to be sunk into the window frame which will support the glass panel. |
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"Jeff and Jennifer Cook" wrote: My wife and I are in the process of a new home construction. We have purchased a large stained glass window to hang above the stairs (6' x 8'). We are planning on having an outside tempered glass window in front of the stained glass. Any tips on what I should have the window hangers do and not do? Should I line the inide of the tempered glass with screen or chicken wire to keep a rock from coming through or is the tempered glass sufficient? Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks Jeff I would look into Lexan or polycarbonate or somesuch. No rocks will be coming through Lexan.. and it is as clear as glass. A 6' x 8' chunk of tempered glass will cost a fortune also. You'd hate to mess up the visuals with chicken wire, no? What kind of stained glass image is this?... I mean.. that you're expecting rocks.. g 0¿0 Rob |
On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 16:38:10 -0700, "Jeff and Jennifer Cook"
wrote: We are planning on having an outside tempered glass window in front of the stained glass. Any tips Post in rec.crafts.glass |
igor wrote:
Sounds like the house is on the infield at Daytona. Or my grandpa's church. Damn kids. -- Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621 http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/ http://rosegarden.sourceforge.net/tutorial/ |
When I sell a stained glass window, or sidelights on the front door, I only
recommend a normal piece of single strength glass in front of it. The odds of getting a rock or anything through a particular window are normally very slim. What really needs protecting is the stained glass from the elements. Most window cements are not terribly waterproof. And cleaning them, joints and all, is a real pain. If you are real worried about the location, a piece of tempered or double strength glass should provide all the protection you need. Avoid the plastics/polycarbonates, all I've seen yellow or sand blast real bad. Something above the stairs should just need environmental protection. "Jeff and Jennifer Cook" wrote in message ... My wife and I are in the process of a new home construction. We have purchased a large stained glass window to hang above the stairs (6' x 8'). We are planning on having an outside tempered glass window in front of the stained glass. Any tips on what I should have the window hangers do and not do? Should I line the inide of the tempered glass with screen or chicken wire to keep a rock from coming through or is the tempered glass sufficient? Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks Jeff |
On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 19:37:45 -0500, Robatoy wrote:
What kind of stained glass image is this?... I mean.. that you're expecting rocks.. Excellent question. I'd like to make one of Moses receiving the 15 commandments (before he dropped that one tablet of 5). |
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"Jeff and Jennifer Cook" wrote: My wife and I are in the process of a new home construction. We have purchased a large stained glass window to hang above the stairs (6' x 8'). We are planning on having an outside tempered glass window in front of the stained glass. Any tips on what I should have the window hangers do and not do? Should I line the inide of the tempered glass with screen or chicken wire to keep a rock from coming through or is the tempered glass sufficient? Any tips would be appreciated. I'm a little confused about how it's going to be installed. Is the stained glass free hanging (hovering over the stairs) or will it be inside a window casement in the wall? If it's free hanging, you'd certainly want tempered or safety glass that shatters in little square pieces - hate to think of someone accidentally breaking the protective glass from below only to be rained on with shards. If it's to be mounted in an exterior window then you'd likely be A-OK with a double strength pane (I think the 2x glass is noticeably quieter in sound transmission but that's just my opinion). As Charles Spitzer mentioned, get a stained glass shop involved in the installation. 6'x8' is a pretty large panel and if constructed correctly will have reinforcing bars tied in at regular intervals. -- Owen Lowe and his Fly-by-Night Copper Company ____ "Sure we'll have fascism in America, but it'll come disguised as 100% Americanism." -- Huey P. Long |
On 2005-02-17, Bill B wrote:
When I sell a stained glass window, or sidelights on the front door, I only recommend a normal piece of single strength glass in front of it. The odds of getting a rock or anything through a particular window are normally very slim. What really needs protecting is the stained glass from the elements. Most window cements are not terribly waterproof. And cleaning them, joints and all, is a real pain. If you are real worried about the location, a piece of tempered or double strength glass should provide all the protection you need. Avoid the plastics/polycarbonates, all I've seen yellow or sand blast real bad. Something above the stairs should just need environmental protection. Ya know... I was reading an old "The Craftsman" from December 1902. One of the articles was written by a "Glass Man". He claimed that the problem with "Modern" (1900's) stained glass was cheapness on the part of the builder who tried to use insufficient lead or other cost-cutting methods. He also complained about customers who thought they knew more than he did about what was required to support a stained glass window. As way of proof he offered examples of stained glass from the 12th century that were perfectly fine while current(1902) windows in New York City were falling apart after a decade or two. The statement was made that outside glass was not necessary at all. Title of the article is "Rambling Thoughts of a Glass Man" and the author was Otto Heinigke. -- I can find no modern furniture that is as well designed and emotionally satisfying as that made by the Arts and Crafts movement in the early years of the last century. |
I agree with Bill B's response a single or double safety glass on the
outside will be sufficient. I have a few (not as large as your stained glass) windows including a front door glass and side lites I have made. So far 20 + years no problems. I also agree to stay away from plastics, they will scratch and yellow on you. My only concern is the size of the stained glass window 6' X 8' is very large hopefully the pane is reinforced enough to keep it stiff. I usually solder in some reinforcing brass rods to keep it from flexing on my large stained glass panels. Jeff and Jennifer Cook wrote: My wife and I are in the process of a new home construction. We have purchased a large stained glass window to hang above the stairs (6' x 8'). We are planning on having an outside tempered glass window in front of the stained glass. Any tips on what I should have the window hangers do and not do? Should I line the inide of the tempered glass with screen or chicken wire to keep a rock from coming through or is the tempered glass sufficient? Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks Jeff |
On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 16:38:10 -0700, "Jeff and Jennifer Cook"
wrote: My wife and I are in the process of a new home construction. We have purchased a large stained glass window to hang above the stairs (6' x 8'). We are planning on having an outside tempered glass window in front of the stained glass. Any tips on what I should have the window hangers do and not do? Should I line the inide of the tempered glass with screen or chicken wire to keep a rock from coming through or is the tempered glass sufficient? Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks Jeff forget the chicken wire. anything big enough to make it through the tempered is gonna go right through chicken wire. make sure the stained glass is covered by your insurance and stop worrying about it. |
You might be better off having a local glass company make an insulated glass
unit . 3/16" or 1/4" tempered glass ( outside ) 1/4" air space stained glass 1/4" air space 3/16" or 1/4" tempered glass ( outside ) Then this can be glazed in the window custom frame wrote in message ... On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 16:38:10 -0700, "Jeff and Jennifer Cook" wrote: My wife and I are in the process of a new home construction. We have purchased a large stained glass window to hang above the stairs (6' x 8'). We are planning on having an outside tempered glass window in front of the stained glass. Any tips on what I should have the window hangers do and not do? Should I line the inide of the tempered glass with screen or chicken wire to keep a rock from coming through or is the tempered glass sufficient? Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks Jeff forget the chicken wire. anything big enough to make it through the tempered is gonna go right through chicken wire. make sure the stained glass is covered by your insurance and stop worrying about it. |
On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 03:39:19 GMT, the inscrutable igor
spake: On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 19:37:45 -0500, Robatoy wrote: What kind of stained glass image is this?... I mean.. that you're expecting rocks.. Excellent question. I'd like to make one of Moses receiving the 15 commandments (before he dropped that one tablet of 5). God Bless Mel Brooks! -- "Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good." --H. L. Mencken --- www.diversify.com Complete Website Development |
On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 06:08:02 -0800, Larry Jaques
wrote: On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 03:39:19 GMT, the inscrutable igor spake: On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 19:37:45 -0500, Robatoy wrote: What kind of stained glass image is this?... I mean.. that you're expecting rocks.. Excellent question. I'd like to make one of Moses receiving the 15 commandments (before he dropped that one tablet of 5). God Bless Mel Brooks! Thanks for returning the favor. |
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"David Harper" wrote: You might be better off having a local glass company make an insulated glass unit . 3/16" or 1/4" tempered glass ( outside ) 1/4" air space stained glass 1/4" air space 3/16" or 1/4" tempered glass ( outside ) Then this can be glazed in the window custom frame I'm not certain about this, but you might have a problem with heat affecting the stained glass if it's installed in a sealed sandwich. Too much heat can soften the lead solder joints and cause the stained glass panel to sag. -- Owen Lowe and his Fly-by-Night Copper Company ____ "Sure we'll have fascism in America, but it'll come disguised as 100% Americanism." -- Huey P. Long |
"Fly-by-Night CC" wrote in message ... In article , "David Harper" wrote: You might be better off having a local glass company make an insulated glass unit . 3/16" or 1/4" tempered glass ( outside ) 1/4" air space stained glass 1/4" air space 3/16" or 1/4" tempered glass ( outside ) Then this can be glazed in the window custom frame I'm not certain about this, but you might have a problem with heat affecting the stained glass if it's installed in a sealed sandwich. Too much heat can soften the lead solder joints and cause the stained glass panel to sag. well, no. there's lots of these units in front doors for example. solder used in stained glass melts in the 650F range. it won't soften the joints. it may soften the lead came itself, which is almost pure lead and melts in the 450F range, but not likely. what is more likely is that the cement used in the panel will soften, but if it's supported between 2 sheets of glass, where's it gonna sag to? -- Owen Lowe and his Fly-by-Night Copper Company ____ "Sure we'll have fascism in America, but it'll come disguised as 100% Americanism." -- Huey P. Long |
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