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  • 1.  Glass for 1903 storefront

    Posted 10-13-2018 09:37 AM
    I need a source for an 11'x7' piece of glass for the restoration of a
    1903 storefront. Who will best educate me about my options and costs?
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  • 2.  RE: Glass for 1903 storefront

    Posted 10-15-2018 05:39 PM
    You don't give a location, but I would start with local architectural salvage operations. You may find a suitably matching piece that was removed from another local building.

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    Thomas Bank AIA
    Principal Architect
    Simply Stated Architecture, P.C.
    Lemoyne PA
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  • 3.  RE: Glass for 1903 storefront

    Posted 10-16-2018 05:56 PM

    After hearing about similar projects, be prepared to find that 1) 1903 storefronts are plate glass, which is no longer made, or like modern float glass; 2) tempered glass, and the insurance requirements around it, may come into play. Recent NTHP work at the Farnsworth House touches on a lot of the same issues (see "Window Repairs at the Farnsworth House; Forum.savingplaces.org.)




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  • 4.  RE: Glass for 1903 storefront

    Posted 10-16-2018 06:02 PM
    Sometimes the glass isn't important and can be replaced with something similar, but maybe safer. The frame, hardware, sash, etc are usually the more important pieces.
    Leah McMillan, AIA, LEED AP
    503-580-4171






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  • 5.  RE: Glass for 1903 storefront

    Posted 10-16-2018 01:55 PM
    That is a very large pane for 1903. Do you have a period photo showing a single pane? That size would often have a 4 pane sash with nominal
    3 1/2’ X 5 1/2’ panes. These often got traded for large plate glass panes in the 1920’s/30’s

    Most good glass suppliers should be able to handle your full size today. A laminated safety glass is likely your safest and least expensive option.

    Charles A Phillips, AIA, AIC-pa

    433 Phillips Rd
    Nacogdoches, Tx 75964


    640 Brookstown Ave
    Winston Salem, NC 27101


    caparch@conservearchitecture.com
    336-918-3668

    From iPhone


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