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Originally Posted by Ross
Err wrong. You must have toughened glass if the window is near a trip zone, ie the bottom of stairs,landings and definitely near a bath/shower.
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Not according to Building Regs it doesn't.
It specifies that glass below 800mm, or 1500mm next to a door (not just near a door) must be toughened, the rest is down to your choice. My living room window had to be toughened because the size of it meant the bottom of it is below 800mm, even though there's no chance of a small child running into it.
There is no requirement for bathroom windows to be toughened. There is a reason to use standard plate glass in windows, in case of fire it is easier to break to get out.
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Originally Posted by Ross
Also the one above looks to have a impact mark on it  |
The only way mine could be an impact mark is if someone threw something outside and it managed to pass through the outer pane of glass before impacting the inner pane. Came home from work to find it like that, and the shattered glass is on the inside. As you can tell by the tiny fragments it was toughened glass, so any impact hard enough to shatter it would not leave every piece still in the window.