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All glass doors and enclosures must meet code specifications and are therefore constructed of tempered glass. Tempered glass is created by applying heat to strengthen the glass. When untempered, glass is shattered it breaks into large dangerous shards. Tempered glass is stronger and when broken breaks into many small beads of glass.

Q. My installer said that I have to replace my broken door glass with tempered glass even though the original glass was not tempered. Is this true?
A. YES. Any replacement glass in shower enclosures is required to be tempered or laminated safety glass by the federal government. Any repairs have to meet current safety standards.

Q. Why can't my glass dealer cut the glass for my door since it would save time?
A. Unless they are using laminated glass, which is very expensive, the glass in the door has to be tempered because of safety standards. Once glass is tempered it cannot be cut, therefore the glass must be ordered in the correct size.

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