Structural Considerations
Lonsdale products are designed to withstand some of the toughest combination of loads likely to occur including dead load (self weight of bars & glass), design wind, snow and maintenance when required. Please contact Technical Support for advice on how best patent glazing can be attached to the structure. Our systems may feature expansion joints where necessary to accommodate any movement in the building.
Structural Tolerances
Not all patent glazing systems are as inherently flexible as Lonsdale products. However, the dimensions and placing accuracy of the supporting structure remain vital to a successful installation. Slight variation can be absorbed by the systems of approx 1.5mm per pane width, but tolerances over this become difficult and may lead to the integrity of the system being compromised.