Sloped glazing is a system of exterior cladding which is attached to the main force resisting system structure of a building roof or sloped façade and usually supported by an elevated curb.
Glazing slope roof.
The following terms are defined in chapter 2.
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Skylights and sloped glazing shall comply with the following sections.
Unit skylights installed in a roof with a pitch flatter than three units vertical in 12 units horizontal 25 percent slope shall be mounted on a curb extending not less than 4 inches.
Here are a few more things to think about in relation to roof pitch and specifying skylights.
Custom built skylights and sloped glazing.
Wind loads snow loads and the weight of the glass itself.
Sloped glazing sill detail at transition to steep roof detail 3 4 2 dwg dwf pdf the detail shows a skylight eave detail within a steep roof assembly.
A glass and framing assembly that is sloped more than 15 from the vertical and which forms essentially the entire roof of.
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Other considerations for roof pitch and specification.
Higher levels of uv water damming at the lower edges of sloped window frames or between the roof and the upper section of window and skylight frames and structural loading.
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The problems inherent in vertical glazing are multiplied in sloped glazing.
Deflection there is a level of flex that will occur in all glazing and it can be particularly apparent in overhead installations.
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