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Osg-glazing-guidelines, Outside glazed systems glazing guidelines – Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope 3000 Series Thermal MultiPlane User Manual

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OUTSIDE GLAZED SYSTEMS

GLAZING GUIDELINES

1) REMOVE GASKETS FROM ROLL AND ALLOW TO RELAX OVERNIGHT.

ALL GASKETS TO BE CUT D.L.O. + 1/4" PER FOOT.

2) VERTICAL GASKETS RUN THRU HORIZONTAL GASKETS. HORIZONTAL GASKETS SHOULD BE

MITERED ON ENDS AS SHOWN IN DETAIL "A"

3) INSTALL INTERIOR GASKETS PRIOR TO GLAZING. CORNERS OF INTERIOR GASKETS TO BE

SET IN SEALANT (DTL."B") AND CORNERS SEALED JUST PRIOR TO SETTING GLASS (DTL."A").

NOTE: CLEAN GASKETS AND SURFACES WITH ISOPOPYL ALCOHOL PRIOR TO

SEALING CORNERS.

4) LOCATE SETTING BLOCKS AT EITHER 1/4 POINTS OR 1/8 POINTS, DEPENDENT ON

SIZE OF GLASS.

5) GLASS BITE AT TYPICAL HORIZONTAL & VERTICAL MEMBERS IS 7/16”. AT SSG VERTICAL 3/4”.

6) GLAZE OPENINGS FROM BOTTOM TO TOP. INSTALL WATER DIVERTERS IN HORIZONTAL

ABOVE, AFTER LITE BELOW IS IN POSITION.

7) WATER DIVERTERS (FG1000-FP-2) MUST BE LOCATED ON EACH END OF HORIZONTALS

AND SET IN SEALANT.

8) WHEN INSTALLING GLASS: FIRST, WET TOP OF SETTING BLOCK WITH SOAPY WATER.

ONCE GLASS IS SET IN PLACE, PUSH GLASS AGAINST INTERIOR GASKET AT SETTING BLOCK

AREA. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY CAUSE DIAGONAL CRACKS TOWARDS SETTING BLOCKS DUE

TO GLASS BENDING WHILE INSTALLING GASKET(S) IN CORNERS.

MITER HORIZONTAL GASKET TO VERTICAL GASKET

DETAIL "A"

DETAIL "B"

SEAL CORNERS AT

GLAZING TRACK PRIOR

TO SETTING GLASS.

SEAL CORNERS GASKET

RACE AT WATER

DIVERTER.

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