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Jalousie window panes for deck railing?

5 years ago

I need to install a railing on a deck for a beach house in Bahamas, overlooking the beach and was considering glass panels, or rope. Meanwhile I have 165 glass panes from jalousie windows that I have to replace. These panes are 4" width x 34" length. I have seen the vertical 6" glass railings and it seems these panes sit in a track which I found on Home Depot. Anybody see any pitfalls doing this? Many thanks,




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  • 5 years ago

    Agree with Seabornman,

    Unless you know without a doubt that the glass is tempered, DO NOT use in that application. It's against code and very dangerous.

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  • 5 years ago

    Not a good idea for the reasons mentioned above.

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  • 5 years ago

    OK, will check about the tempered glass. Wasn't sure on that part. These are supposed to withstand winds up to 60mph. I preferred a rope railing, need to check code on that too, but also wanted to cut some wind there. Thanks everyone.

  • 5 years ago

    look for a logo on the glass surface that says tempered. If there isn't a logo then safely break one.

    If it breaks into big sharp shards of glass then don't use them. If it breaks into tiny cubes then it's tempered.



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  • 5 years ago

    Per Home Depot, the replacement glass is non tempered. These panes are very old. Is there a way to find out if tempered? Maybe break one? My alternative was rope, which I have to still check on code. Or, a canvas panel which I really like. View is not a problem, it is wind that I would like to cut down on.




  • 5 years ago

    I have never known Jalousie window glass to be tempered as far as I known it was always just plain plate glass.

  • 5 years ago

    Every piece of modern tempered glass has a marking permanently fused into the glass like so: an alternative is laminated glass, for which you would see a seam in the center of the glass.

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  • 5 years ago

    I have also never seen tempered Jalousie window glass but you never know until you check. I would say that if the replacement glass isn't tempered then there is virtually no chance that the older glass is tempered.

    I like the canvas idea. I think that would be an option worth looking at


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  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    Curiously, and really just trivia not related to the original question of this thread, but the information concerning Cat 2 / Class A and Cat 1 / Class B designations pertains specifically to laminated glass only and not to tempered glass, but oddly the picture on the right shows a simulated tempered glass logo.

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