GLASS GLAZING

The act of installing glass in windows, doors or fixed openings. To glaze a unit would be the actual installation of a piece of glass within a frame or sash. The term is also referred to as all the glass within a structure. The glazing required within a structure would be described as all of the glass required to accommodate that structure. To glaze an opening is to install the glass within the frame or sash of that opening. The glazing for a project, would identify all of the glass required for that project and is now used as a noun as opposed to the verb. In addition to the standard glass on a project the glazing for a project would normally include all of the storefront glass, the skylights, the interior fixed lites, etc. required to complete the project.

• Common types of glazing that are used in architectural applications include clear and tinted float glass, tempered glass, and laminated glass as well as a variety of coated glasses, all of which can be glazed singly or as double, or even triple, glazing units. Ordinary clear glass has a slight green tinge but special colorless glasses are offered by several manufacturers.
• Glazing can be mounted on the surface of a window sash or door stile, usually made of wood, aluminium or PVC. The glass is fixed into a rabbet (rebate) in the frame in a number of ways including triangular glazing points, putty, etc. Toughened and laminated glass can be glazed by bolting panes directly to a metal framework by bolts passing through drilled holes.