The consumer products safety council cpsc also established regulations as federal law cpsc 16 cfr 1201 which became effective on july 6th 1977.
Safety glass requirement sliding door year.
All primary windows and sliding glass doors shall comply with aama 1701 2 95 voluntary standard primary window and sliding glass door for utilization in manufactured housing except the exterior and interior pressure tests must be conducted at the design wind loads required for components and cladding specified in 3280 305 c 1.
On track sliding door repair installs safety glass whenever required by law.
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.
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If the door in your home does have safety glass it may be a replacement rather than the original pane.
Sliding glass doors installed before 1973 seldom contain tempered glass.
During your initial consultation we check for this in our assessment of the door and make you aware immediately.
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