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not be removed before inspection. Three hinges are allowed only when a plumb <br />substrate is provided. <br />2411.3.2 Screws. Stainless steel screws shall be used of minimum size #10 and a <br />length sufficient to make a minimum penetration into the wood frame of 1'/2 inch (38 <br />mm). This penetration into the substrate shall be sealed with a non - hardening, <br />asphalt base sealant. <br />2411.3.3 Minimum Thickness. Hinged shower doors and stationary panels shall be <br />a minimum of 3/8 inch (10 mm) tempered glass. <br />2411.3.4 Recommended Clearances. Clearance between a door and panel or door <br />and wall shall be no less than 1/8 inch (3.2 mm). Clearance at the bottom of the door <br />shall be no less than 3/16 inch (5 mm) between the exposed glass edge and the curb <br />or threshold. <br />2411.4 Size Limitation. <br />2411.4.1 Doors. Shower doors shall not exceed 38 inches (965 mm) in width or 150 <br />lbs. in weight. <br />Exception: These limits may be exceeded only when a licensed engineer submits <br />a stamped calculation. <br />2411.4.2 Non -load Bearing Panels. 3/8 inch (10 mm) panels may not exceed 110 <br />(2,794 mm) united inches, width + height (UI). '/2 inch (12 mm) panels shall not <br />exceed 120 (3,048 mm) UI, as per AGA-SH1. Height limitation, 84 inches <br />(2,134mm). <br />Exception: When three sides of the panel are attached to the structure, the UI <br />limitations may be removed. A transom shall be considered the same as a <br />header or ceiling mount and shall be secured with channel or clips on 4 sides. <br />2411.5 Mechanical Fastening Hardware (metal clips, header, tube bracing or <br />channels) <br />2411.5.1 Metal Clips. U Channels shall be fastened to the finished shower wall. The <br />only permitted penetration through the finished shower wall shall be the mounting <br />screws for clips, <br />channels, and hinges. Reglet design is not recommended. <br />2411.5.2 Clip Location. Clips on the long edge of the glass shall be located <br />between 4 inches (102 mm) and 8 inches 203 mm) from each end of the glass. A <br />third clip shall be on the long edge if the glass exceeds 48" in length. Clips shall be <br />centered on the short edge on panels up to 16 inches (406 mm) in width. For greater <br />widths, two clips shall be used, one at each one -third point. <br />2411.5.3 Non -Load Bearing Side Panels. Non -load bearing side panels shall be <br />mounted by mechanical fasteners on the bottom and the top or bottom and one <br />vertical side. <br />Exception: For two in -line side panels (such as a buttress design) and /or to a <br />return panel, the vertical butt joint(s) shall be sealed with a structural silicone <br />sealant and shall be secured at the top with a joint spanning clip(s) or header. <br />2411.5.4 Load - bearing side panels. Load - bearing side panels and any return panel <br />shall be secured with mechanical fasteners on three sides. The minimum width of a <br />load- bearing panel shall be 5 inches (127 mm). <br />20.08.170 CBC Chapter 31B adopted and amended —Public Swimming Pools. <br />