REQUIRED MAINTENANCE . REPAIR/REPLACE GLASS If the crack is a cut hazard,larger than 4 inches, or coming from the corners/edgers of the window pane.(as per San Diego County Section 8 inspector) To reduce the repair cost it may be possible to seal the crack at less cost than replacing all the glass but although this would reduce the safety hazard, it would still be a cosmetic defective and thus replacement not sealing is recommended. PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE : REPAIR/REPLACE GLASS As the crack will probably get larger in the future ) COSMETIC MAINTENANCE: REPAIR/REPLACE GLASS: As glass may turn off a prospective renter or reduce goodwill from existing renter) Safety glass should be found in locations considered to be, according to the 2006 version of the International Residential Code (IRC), “subject to human impact.” It describes these locations, as well as their exceptions, in “R308.4 – Hazardous locations” under “Section R308 – Glazing” as the following: R308.4: The Following Shall Be Considered Specific Hazardous Locations for the Purposes of Glazing: 1. Glazing in swinging doors except jalousies. 2. Glazing in fixed and sliding panels of sliding door assemblies, and panels in sliding and bifold closet door assemblies. 3. Glazing in storm doors. 4. Glazing in all unframed swinging doors. 5. Glazing in doors and enclosures for hot tubs, whirlpools, saunas, steam rooms, bathtubs, and showers. Glazing in any part of a building wall enclosing these compartments where the bottom exposed edge of the glazing is less than 60 inches measured vertically above any standing or walking surface. 6. Glazing in an individual fixed or operable panel adjacent to a door where the nearest vertical edge is within a 24inch arc of the door in a closed position and whose bottom edge is less than 60 inches above the floor or walking surface. 7. Glazing in an individual fixed or operable panel, other than those locations described in Items 5 and 6 above, that meets all of the following conditions: 7.1. Exposed area of an individual pane larger than 9 square feet. 7.2. Bottom edge less than 18 inches above the floor. 7.3. Top edge more than 36 inches above the floor. 7.4. One or more walking surfaces within 36 inches horizontally of the glazing. 8. All glazing in railings regardless of an area or height above a walking surface. Included are structural baluster panels and nonstructural infill panels. 9. Glazing in walls and fences enclosing indoor and outdoor swimming pools, hot tubs, and spas where the bottom edge of the glazing is less than 60 inches above a walking surface and within 60 inches horizontally of the water’s edge. This shall apply to single glazing and all panes in multiple glazing. Laminated safety glass is effective in blocking most ultraviolet radiation, as well as sound, and . it’s also used in cutting boards, thermometers, and bulletresistant bank windows. |