In addition any glass located adjacent to a door within a 24 inch arc of the door must be constructed from safety glass if the bottom edge of the glass is less than 60 inches above the walking.
Safety glass requirement sliding door year.
Saturday october 5 2019.
Sliding glass doors installed before 1973 seldom contain tempered glass.
The consumer products safety council cpsc also established regulations as federal law cpsc 16 cfr 1201 which became effective on july 6th 1977.
On track sliding door repair installs safety glass whenever required by law.
If the door in your home does have safety glass it may be a replacement rather than the original pane.
In 1977 the u s.
During your initial consultation we check for this in our assessment of the door and make you aware immediately.
There are also four exception allowed as noted below in the citation from the residential edition of the florida building code fbc and the international residential code irc is similar.