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NYC Tempered Glass Services

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Looking for NYC Tempered Glass Services?  Glass becomes tempered through a unique process that heats and cools the glass very quickly.  The result is glass that is much stronger than it previously was. Not only does this process make the glass stronger, but it also changes the way the glass breaks. Instead of shattering, the glass shatters into small blocks that are much less likely to cause injury. This is the reason why Tempered glass is also called Safety glass. Here are the situations where tempered glass should be used/where it’s required for safety reasons:

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When to Use NYC Tempered Glass

  1. NYC tempered glass should be used in any glass door.  Many people have been injured during accidents involving glass doors that didn’t have tempered glass.
  2. All shower doors, bathtub areas, hot tubs, or saunas where the bottom edge of the glass is less than 60 inches above a standing surface and drain outlet needs to have tempered glass
  3. Glass in fixed or operable panels that meets all of the following conditions:
    – Bottom edge is less than 18” above floor
    – Top edge is greater than 36” above floor
    – Total area of glass is greater than 9 sq. ft. (1296 sq.in.)
    – One or more walking surfaces within 36” horizontally of the glazing
  4. All glass in glass in walls. If glass is being used as a barrier for indoor or outdoor swimming pools or spas when the bottom edge of the glazing is less than 60” above a pool side of the glazing and the glazing is within 5 feet of a swimming pool or spa deck area, then you must have tempered glass for your saftey.
  5. Glass in stairway areas.  If there is glass in your stairwell or landing area or within 5 feet of the bottom and top of stairways where the bottom edge of the glass is less than 60” above a walking surface.

Looking for NYC Tempered Glass Service?

Florian Glass Service specializes in NYC tempered glass as well as many other glass products and services for buildings commercially and residentially. Not only do they serve the NYC area in Hoboken, Norwood, Jersey City, but they also serve the entire North NJ area in towns like Wayne, Totowa, Hackensack, Wyckoff, Glen Rock, Leonia, Oakland, Garfield, Hasbrouck Heights, Essex Fells, Manhattan, and many more!

For more information on this glass contractor or other glass services or products, you can contact them today at(201) 863-4770 or visit the website.

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Tempered Glass – Why It’s Better Than Regular Glass

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Tempered glass is a kind of glass that is made to resist shattering into jagged shards. It also has many safety features that make it great for all kinds of applications. Usually, it used in cars and in public buildings like bus terminals, phone booths and any other place at risk for vandalism or accidental breakage. Let’s talk about some of the perks of tempered glass.

What Tempered Glass Has to Offer

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  • Safety – Safety is the main advantage of tempered glass. Tempered glass reduces the risk of injury caused by jagged glass shards. A glass that does not shatter into razor-sharp pieces can be used in places where breakage is inevitable. Tempered glass breaks into small, circular pieces because of the way the molecules bond. It will also shatter evenly and crumble into small pieces even if force is applied at one end. That means larger shards of broken glass will not crack off and fly through the air when the glass is broken. This makes it perfect for use in cars and trucks.
  • Easy Clean-up – Tempered glass is easier to clean up. Since it crumbles into small pieces, there are fewer sharp shards and splinters that are difficult to pick up with a broom. Tempered glass can be swept up much like small rocks with a push broom, and thrown away in a dumpster without fear of the glass slitting open the trash bags or injuring a waste management worker. Broken tempered glass can even be vacuumed.
  • Strength – Tempered glass is much stronger than regular glass. The process used to make it causes a stronger bond between the molecules in the glass. This means the glass can be used in places that call for a stronger transparent surface such as windshields in cars and trains, windows in laboratories and glass walkways.
  • Heat Resistance – Tempered glass is more heat resistant than normal glass. This is another effect of the process to “cure” the glass. Since heat is applied during the process, the molecules become more resistant to higher temperatures. The glass will not melt or weaken even when flame is applied directly. This makes it ideal for laboratory uses, fire engines and buildings that must be built to strict fire codes.

Florian Glass Service offers tempered glass and many other glass products and structures commercially and residentially in the Hudson County, Bergen County, and NYC areas in towns such as Hoboken, Jersey City, Union City, West New York, Secaucus, Guttenberg, Teaneck East Newark, Kearny, Cliffside Park, Saddle Brook, Saddle River, Fair Lawn, Englewood, Edgewater, Tenafly, Fort Lee, Alpine, Rutherford, Manhattan, and many more! Contact them today at (201) 863-4770 or visit the website.

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