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Reclaimed Chicken Wire Glass

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We are renovating our architectural firm's office space and I want to use this corrugated chicken wire glass in a room divider

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Corrugated Glass | Olde Good Glass

Resilient and beautiful, corrugated chicken wire glass was patented by Walter Cox and Arno Shuman from the Philadelphia Wire Glass Company in 1926, and it continues to grow in popularity today.
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Our president is very leery of wired glass (we do primarily school work) and I can't find anything on wired glass in the code besides safety glazing in doors. Anyone run into this? I need something in writing, so if something happens, we have a code to legally back us up.

The glass would be above 18" from the floor, in sections larger than 9' and have a credenza in front of it, with a high top table and stools behind it. I wouldn't categorize it as a 'walking path' but you can walk behind it to get to your seat.

Link to the rendering below on pinterest....
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Pin by Lea McRoberts on Commercial - Built in Seating | Built in seating, Home decor, Room divider

Aug 19, 2020 - This Pin was discovered by Lea McRoberts. Discover (and save!) your own Pins on Pinterest
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Thoughts?

Thanks!
 
Agree with Steveray, IBC Ch. 24, specifically Section 2406, would not require safety glazing.

That said, the code permits a lot of things that are not "good" ideas. It is a minimum standard, not best practice.
 
Oh, and keep in mind that Section 2403.4 still applies.

2403.4 Interior Glazed Areas
Where interior glazing is installed adjacent to a walking surface, the differential deflection of two adjacent unsupported edges shall be not greater than the thickness of the panels when a force of 50 pounds per linear foot (plf) (730 N/m) is applied horizontally to one panel at any point up to 42 inches (1067 mm) above the walking surface.
 
mcwoodruff said:
We are renovating our architectural firm's office space and I want to use this corrugated chicken wire glass in a room divider

oldegoodglass.com

Corrugated Glass | Olde Good Glass

Resilient and beautiful, corrugated chicken wire glass was patented by Walter Cox and Arno Shuman from the Philadelphia Wire Glass Company in 1926, and it continues to grow in popularity today.
oldegoodglass.com oldegoodglass.com

Our president is very leery of wired glass (we do primarily school work) and I can't find anything on wired glass in the code besides safety glazing in doors. Anyone run into this? I need something in writing, so if something happens, we have a code to legally back us up.

The glass would be above 18" from the floor, in sections larger than 9' and have a credenza in front of it, with a high top table and stools behind it. I wouldn't categorize it as a 'walking path' but you can walk behind it to get to your seat.

Link to the rendering below on pinterest....
pin.it

Pin by Lea McRoberts on Commercial - Built in Seating | Built in seating, Home decor, Room divider

Aug 19, 2020 - This Pin was discovered by Lea McRoberts. Discover (and save!) your own Pins on Pinterest
pin.it pin.it

Thoughts?

Thanks!
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I just want to include this for FYI::




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Safety Glazing - I Dig Hardware - Answers to your door, hardware, and code questions from Allegion's Lori Greene.

Because there have been so many changes in code requirements […]
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There are clear plastic films that increase the shatter resistance of glass, but they might not be able to be applied to corrugated glass.
 
What is everyone's thoughts on 2403.4? Presumably, if it is wired glass, it is going to be fairly thick. That said, 50-lbs per linear foot of force on a panel that tall, may be enough to crack the glass. That would fail the requirement of 2403.4 then, right?
Ty J. said:
Oh, and keep in mind that Section 2403.4 still applies.

2403.4 Interior Glazed Areas
Where interior glazing is installed adjacent to a walking surface, the differential deflection of two adjacent unsupported edges shall be not greater than the thickness of the panels when a force of 50 pounds per linear foot (plf) (730 N/m) is applied horizontally to one panel at any point up to 42 inches (1067 mm) above the walking surface.
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Ty J. said:
What is everyone's thoughts on 2403.4? Presumably, if it is wired glass, it is going to be fairly thick. That said, 50-lbs per linear foot of force on a panel that tall, may be enough to crack the glass. That would fail the requirement of 2403.4 then, right?
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The pinterest link in the original post #1 appears to show each section of glazing set in a frame on all 4 sides. IBC 2403.4 refers to "two adjacent unsupported edges", so the force test might not apply to this particular framed design.
 
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