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Currently Being Discussed
- “glasstec is like Disneyland for Glass People” – USGlass December 2012
- Backwards and Forwards – USGlass December 2012
- Green Trendsetters of 2012 – USGlass December 2012
- Products of the Year – USGlass December 2012
- Lighten Up – USGlass November 2012
- The 3rd Annual USGlass Magazine Green Design Winner – USGlass November 2012
- The Path to Green – USGlass November 2012
- About Face – USGlass November 2012
- Looking to the Past … and Future – USGlass October 2012
- Taking the Solar Plunge – USGlass October 2012
Past Discussions
Unreinforced mullions: (Save your time and engergy)
It is not necessary to “pry open an aluminum vertical mullion” to determine if steel reinforcement was installed as described by one industry expert in this article.
Save your time and energy by using a magnet. If the magnet is attracted to the aluminum mullion, then steel reinforcement was installed. I keep a 6″ long (expands to 36″) telescoping style magnet in my field inspection kit for this purpose. You can purchase these telecoping style magnets from any auto parts store.
Concealed Structural Fasteners:
You can also use a magnet to determine if anchor bolts were properly spaced on each side of a vertical mullion.