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Lexan capping
Moonraker wrote: "Vic" wrote in message ups.com... Moonraker wrote: The church I'm bidding right now is, well, uh....right in the middle of da 'hood. Projects are right down the street, and the existing church windows have rock holes and BB/pellet holes. In order for the church to maintain their insurance coverage, the ins. company is requiring them to add safety glazing. Safety glazing can mean laminated or tempered glass. You should ask the insurance agent what they really want. Vic....what is your experience with lami or tempered when hit with rocks, pellets, BB's, etc.? Aren't we looking at breakage where the Lexan wouldn't break? I'm not so sure that the non-yellowing aspects of the glass safety glazing is all that valuable when compared with the vandal resistance of the plastic? I'm really interested in your take on all this. Thanks. Lexan will take the biggest impact. But it can be melted with a Bic lighter. Lexan only has a 10year warranty against yellowing,the same as 20 years ago. It is hard to clean and will scratch. A piece of 48"x60" Lexan needs 3/4" edge engagement and a 1 1/16" deep rabbet. So you better build a good framing system. Don't for get to ventilate the system. Lami looks better. Won't yellow. But is heavy and should get a frame to hold it. If you frame it properly you can replace broken pieces without removing all the glazing. It has a higher R value, has more sound deadening and cuts out 99% UV light. It's not as strong as Lexan, but it takes a heavy rock to break a car windshield, and it still does not hit the driver. The pricing for either one is about the same. |
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Lexan capping
"Vic" wrote in message ps.com... Moonraker wrote: "Vic" wrote in message ups.com... Moonraker wrote: The church I'm bidding right now is, well, uh....right in the middle of da 'hood. Projects are right down the street, and the existing church windows have rock holes and BB/pellet holes. In order for the church to maintain their insurance coverage, the ins. company is requiring them to add safety glazing. Safety glazing can mean laminated or tempered glass. You should ask the insurance agent what they really want. Vic....what is your experience with lami or tempered when hit with rocks, pellets, BB's, etc.? Aren't we looking at breakage where the Lexan wouldn't break? I'm not so sure that the non-yellowing aspects of the glass safety glazing is all that valuable when compared with the vandal resistance of the plastic? I'm really interested in your take on all this. Thanks. Lexan will take the biggest impact. But it can be melted with a Bic lighter. Lexan only has a 10year warranty against yellowing,the same as 20 years ago. It is hard to clean and will scratch. A piece of 48"x60" Lexan needs 3/4" edge engagement and a 1 1/16" deep rabbet. So you better build a good framing system. Don't for get to ventilate the system. Lami looks better. Won't yellow. But is heavy and should get a frame to hold it. If you frame it properly you can replace broken pieces without removing all the glazing. It has a higher R value, has more sound deadening and cuts out 99% UV light. It's not as strong as Lexan, but it takes a heavy rock to break a car windshield, and it still does not hit the driver. The pricing for either one is about the same. Thank you. |
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Lexan capping
Moonraker wrote: Those are comparable prices to what I have locally. Going into a church in the 'hood, so bullet proof might be a "good" thing, eh? Don't fergit dat bullit proof vest...some of dem homies might not take a likin' to ya. Scratch |
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