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While the actual building is a while off, I figured that I should get some things straight in the meantime.
I’ll be building at least one shed right up against the side of my new trailer. I have large pieces of safety glass that I want to stand on end to make up a large portion of the wall that faces the street. These pieces of glass are exactly 2 feet wide and 67 and a half inches tall. Because of this, I can’t put the studs on 2 foot centers.
Should I just use 4×4’s for the studs there, and just put them on the wider centers to fit the glass in, or should I do the framing in some other way ?
Since this will be a ‘shed’, and will be 120 sq ft or less, it doesn’t require a permit. But I’d bet there is some sort of code that applies anyway, and I don’t want to be caught with my pants down on this one.
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Luka,
Make up a 4"x6" header the full length of the glazed wall. Then rabbet a 3/4" by thickness of the glass plus an eigth rabbet into clear 2x4's, one for either end of the wall and 2 between each pair of windows. Frame the wall leaving 24 1/8" between shoulders of the rabbets. The height of the opening should allow for a glazing block (used to take up irregularities in the wooden sill,) to be placed beneath the glass. This is especially important if yours are multi-paned assemblies as an irregular sill will cause seal failure in the glass assembly. 1x stock can be screwed in place between tops of the studs to provide a glazing seat at the top.
Once the windows are sealed in place, a metal or wooden cap can be caulked in place over the rabbets to provide protection for the exposed part of the studs.
*Thank you, Lance. These are simply sheets of greenish, wavey, safety glass.I still haven't decided whether to make them double-pane, or to just go for the most daylight, single-pane them, and make up some sort of frames with plastic for storm windows for the winter.
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While the actual building is a while off, I figured that I should get some things straight in the meantime.
I'll be building at least one shed right up against the side of my new trailer. I have large pieces of safety glass that I want to stand on end to make up a large portion of the wall that faces the street. These pieces of glass are exactly 2 feet wide and 67 and a half inches tall. Because of this, I can't put the studs on 2 foot centers.
Should I just use 4x4's for the studs there, and just put them on the wider centers to fit the glass in, or should I do the framing in some other way ?
Since this will be a 'shed', and will be 120 sq ft or less, it doesn't require a permit. But I'd bet there is some sort of code that applies anyway, and I don't want to be caught with my pants down on this one.