Residential and Commercial Glass and Glazing
Introduction to the Glass and Glazing Trade
History of glass
Introduction to glazing practices
Interpreting common documents
Basics of Insulated Glass Units (IGU’s)
Basics of sealants
How to cut glass
Glass Handling and Safety
Glass and Metal Fabrication
Storefront Fabrication and Installation
Curtain Wall Fabrication and Installation
Blueprint Reading and Estimation
Glass installations
Shop training, first aid, reading of specifications and field blueprint reading
Glazing wood and metal sash, tube doors, partitions and all other types
Putty, glazing moldings, rubber, plastic, gasket settings, sealants and mastics
Setting all types of store front, curtainwall, window wall, revolving doors, pressure wall, ribbon window systems, structural glazing and suspended glazing installations
Setting all types of plate glass, prism glass, beveled glass, protective glass, glassweld, window glass, mirrors of all types, wire glass, ribbed glass, heat absorbing glass, ground glass, colored glass, figured glass, vitrolite, carrata glass. Tempered glass and all types of insulating glass units
Glass railings, glass table tops, glass shelving
Glass countertops, glass backsplashes
Glass flooring
Tools of the trade
