Residential Glass Curtain Wall Systems

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Residential glass curtain wall systems.

The series 600 window wall s versatile 4 5 deep framing system allows our series 900 hinged doors series 600 sliding glass doors and series 670 hinged windows to directly mull to any combination of windows creating a clean smooth appearance. The mullions transoms and sealings provide further. The framing is attached to the building structure and does not carry the floor or roof loads of the building. Curtain wall systems can be used where the design of a building requires the glazing span two or more floors of a façade to create the impression of a continuous wall of glass.

Curtain wall systems are different from storefront windows and window walls. A curtain wall system can be opaque semi translucent or transparent depending on what materials are used. The wind and gravity loads of the curtain wall are transferred to the building structure typically at the floor line. The cost of installing a glass curtain wall for the first time ranges from 25 to 75 per square foot resulting in a cost of 200 to 600 per linear foot for an 8 foot wall.

With structural glazing systems a completely flush fitted façade design is possible. A curtain wall system is an outer covering of a building in which the outer walls are non structural utilized only to keep the weather out and the occupants in. This can be done both vertically and horizontally on the outside of the structure thereby maximizing the internal floor area. Curtain walls are an excellent way to bring natural light into a room while remaining protected from the elements.

Residential curtain wall systems reduce home energy consumption and enhance interior home livability. In residential applications curtain walls can be constructed for exterior walls that showcase a beautiful. Residential curtain wall systems. A curtain wall is defined as a thin usually aluminum framed wall containing in fills of glass or decorative panels.

As with commercial glass installations a residential glass curtain wall is typically an aluminum framed wall that contains in fills of glass metal panels or even thin stone with this type of construction method the wall s framing attaches to the building structure but does not carry the floor or roof loads of your home making it a non structural component. Since the curtain wall is non structural it can be made of lightweight materials thereby reducing construction costs. When glass is used as the curtain wall an advantage is that natural light can penetrate deeper within the building. Replacing an existing wall with a glass curtain wall is more expensive since the original wall must be removed.

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