General Specifications Section O: Glazing

SECTION O: GLAZING

O1.00 General

O1.01 The BS document referred to in this section is BS 952.

O2.00 Sheet Glass

O2.01 Sheet glass shall be flat-drawn clear sheet glass complying with BS 952, Section 1, ref.4a
(1) 'Ordinary Glazing Quality' of the substances shown below.

O2.02 Limits for Sheet Glass

Nominal Limits of Thickness Approximate Normal Maximum

Substance or Weight 1b/ft² size: inches
Thickness
Mm Inches

20 oz 2.75 - 3.05 0.108 - 0.120 1½ 80 x 48

26 oz 3.1 - 3.5 0.122 - 0.138 1¼ 80 x 48
32 oz 3.8 - 4.2 0.150 - 0.165 2 80 x 48
3/16" 4.65 - 5.25 0.183 - 1.207 2½ 50ft² max. width 84"
7/32" 5.3 - 5.8 0.209 - 0.228 3 50ft² max. width 84"
¼" 6.25 - 6.75 0.246 - 0.266 3½ 75ft² max. width 84"

O3.00 Plate Glass

O3.01 Plate glass shall be cast, rolled or drawn glass ground and polished on both surfaces complying
with BS 952, Section 1, ref. 6a (i) 'Glazing Quality for Glazing' of the thicknesses shown
below.

O3.02 Limits for Clear Plate Glass

Nominal Limits of Thickness Approximate Normal Maximum

Thickness: Weight 1b/ft² size: inches
inches
mm Inches

3/16 3.97 - 5.56 0.156 - 0.219 2½ 100 x 72

¼ 5.56 - 7.94 0.219 - 0.312 3½ 175 x 98
3/
8 9.13 - 10.72 0.359 - 0.422 5 280 x 130
½ 11.91 - 13.49 0.469 - 0.531 6½ 156 x 96

O4.00 Obscured Glass

O4.01 Obscured glass shall be figured rolled glass complying with BS 952, Section 2, ref.14b of
'Artic' or similar type and of the thicknesses shown below.

O4.02 Limits of Obscured Glass

Nominal Limits of Thickness Approximate Normal Maximum

Thickness: Weight 1b/ft² size: inches
inches
mm Inches

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/8 2.94 - 4.4 0.116 - 0.173 1½ 100 x 48
3/16 4.5 - 6.1 0.177 - 0.240 2½ 100 x 48
¼ 6-7 0.237 - 0.276 3½ 100 x 48

O5.00 Wired Glass

O5.01 Wired glass shall be polished Georgian wired glass having both surfaces ground and polished
and with square mesh inserted during rolling complying with BS 952, Section 4, ref. 21b of
the thicknesses shown below.

O5.02 Limits for Wired Glass

Nominal Limits of Thickness Approximate Normal Maximum

Thickness: Weight 1b/ft² size: inches
inches
mm Inches

¼ 5.5 - 7.2 0.216 - 0.283 3½ 130 x 72

O6.00 Heat Absorbing Glass

O6.01 Heat-absorbing glass shall be floated glass substantially opaque to infra-red radiations
complying with BS 952, Section 4, ref. 23 of the thickness shown below.

O6.02 Limits for Heat Absorbing Plate Glass

(a) nominal thickness - 6mm

(b) light transmittance - 0.49
(c) reflectance - 0.10
(d) absorbance - 0.34
(e) shading coefficient - 0.76
(f) normal maximum size - 4500m m x 2500mm

O7.00 Armourplate Glass

O7.01 Armourplate glass shall be toughened safety glass made of heat treated polished plate
complying with BS 952, Section 4, ref. 26b of the thicknesses shown below.

O7.00 Armourplate Glass

O7.02 Limits for Armourplate Glass

Nominal Limits of Thickness Approximate Normal

Thickness: Weight 1b/ft² Maximum size:
inches inches
mm inches

¼ 5.56 - 7.94 0.219 - 0.312 3½ 2600 x 1520

3
/8 9.13 - 10.72 0.359 - 0.422 5 3950 x 1520
½ 11.91 - 13.49 0.469 - 0.531 6½ 3950 x 1520

O8.00 Mirror Glass

O8.01 Mirror glass shall be Silvering Quality polished plate glass silvered on one side, copper-
backed, varnished and painted complying with BS 952, ref. 6a (ii) and of the thicknesses
previously given. Edges of mirrors shall be 1 beveled from all sides.

O9.00 Putty

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O9.01 Putty shall only be used when specified in the Bills of Quantity and where possible materials
described in O15.01 shall be used.

O9.02 Putty for glazing to metal shall be tropical grade metallic glazing quality and approved.

O10.00 Glazing Beads

O10.01 Wood glazing beads shall be of teak, splayed and rounded to the sizes shown on the
Drawings and neatly mitred and bradded.

O10.02 Metal beads shall be supplied with metal windows and doors and these shall be sprung or
screwed on according to design.

O11.00 Glazing to Wood without Beads

O11.01 The rebates shall be previously treated with one coat of priming paint and the bedding
putty inserted. The glass shall be embedded in the putty and secured by sprigs. The
front putty shall be inserted to form a triangular mitre filling from the edge of the rebate to
2mm from the sight line. The bedding putty shall be trimmed off level with the sight line to
form a neat back putty. When the putty has hardened sufficiently the painting shall be
carried out and care shall be taken to seal the joint between putty and glass by painting
up to the sight line.

O12.00 Glazing to Wood with Beads

O12.01 The rebates shall be previously treated with one coat of priming paint and the bedding
putty inserted. The glass shall be embedded in the putty and secured by the beads. The
bedding putty shall be trimmed off level with the sight line to form a neat back putty and
the painting shall be carried out.

O13.00 Glazing to Metal without Beads

O13.01 The rebate shall be previously treated either by rust proofing or priming as described
elsewhere and the bedding putty inserted. The glass shall be embedded in the putty and
secured by pegs or clips inserted in holes in the rebates.

O13.02 The front putty shall be inserted to form a triangular mitred filling from the edge of the
rebate to 2mm back from the sight line. The bedding putty shall be trimmed off level with
the sight line to form a neat back putty. When putty has hardened sufficiently the painting
shall be carried out and care shall be taken to seal the joint between putty and glass by
painting up to the sight line.

O14.00 Glazing to Metal with Beads

O14.01 The rebates shall be previously treated by rust proofing or priming as described elsewhere
and the bedding putty inserted. The glass shall be embedded in the putty and secured by
the beads. The bedding putty shall be trimmed off level with the sight line to form a neat
back putty and painting shall be carried out.

O15.00 Glazing without Putty

O15.01 Where specified, wash leather, ribbon velvet, flannel, felt, asbestos or similar materials
shall be used in place of putty for internal glazing in conjunction with beads. The material
should be fitted so that it covers all parts of the glass which will be covered by the rebate
and bead.

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O16.00 Mirrors

O16.01 Mirrors shall be fixed to walls with compression spacers, fibre washers and chromium plated
dome-headed stainless steel screws, screwed into prepared plugs let into walls and set
flush with surrounding wall finish.

O16.02 Mirrors used as wardrobe doors or as wall linings are to be bedded with an approved
mastic on a painted blockboard not less than 12mm (½") thick to walls and 18mm (½")
thick to doors. G1 sizes will be whole size to doors and minimum 900mm (3'0") wide to
wall linings unless otherwise detailed, and backings continuous where possible. Joints in
backings must coincide with joints in mirrors.

O17.00 Cleaning etc.

O17.01 The Contractor shall replace all scratched, cracked or broken glass and clean all glazing on
both sides and all mirrors before handing over.

O18.00 Toughened Glass

O18.01 Toughened (tempered or heat-treated) glass shall be produced by subjecting annealed glass
to a process of heating and rapid cooling which produces a high compression in the surface
and compensating tension in the centre.

O18.02 For external use all toughened glass shall be thermoshock tested.

O18.03 Toughened glass, when broken, shall fragment into comparatively harmless pieces. The
length to breadth ratio of panes shall not exceed 7:1.

O18.04 Toughened glass shall be manufactured within the following tolerances in bow. Bow shall be
measured with the glass in the vertical plane and supported at quarter points. The
maximum deviation from a straight edge shall be measured on the concave surface.
Permitted tolerances shall be :-

Maximum Bow (mm)

Side Length (mm) 10mm thick Over 12mm thick

Up to 900 3 3
901 1200 4 4
1201 1500 6 6
1501 1800 9 9
1801 2100 11 10
2101 2400 14 12
2401 2700 16 14
2701 3000 18 16
3001 3300 21 18
3301 3600 24 21
3601 3950 28 25

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