Frameless glass transaction windows?

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Author Message Nathan Woods, CSI, CCCA, LEED AP Senior Member Username: nwoods Post Number: 552 Registered: 08-2005 Posted on Friday, December 20, 2013 - 02:00 pm:    My client would like a clean contemporary frameless glass transaction window, and I am having a heck of a time finding one. CR Laurence only has framed openings (like this one: http://bit.ly/1l1KMlS) Does anyone have any suggestions? Lynn Javoroski FCSI CCS LEEDŽ AP SCIP Affiliate Senior Member Username: lynn_javoroski Post Number: 1734 Registered: 07-2002 Posted on Friday, December 20, 2013 - 02:22 pm:    Depending on the configuration and level of security required, you could simply use an aluminum channel routed into the countertop and the same channel housed in the framing above. Side channels, too, of course, built-in, and sealed. install the glass in the channels. CRL or Hafele or Knape & Vogt should have what's needed. J. Peter Jordan Senior Member Username: jpjordan Post Number: 659 Registered: 05-2004 Posted on Friday, December 20, 2013 - 04:32 pm:    Am assuming that they want a bullet-resistant window assembly which probably means that there is some kind of frame (and should be installed in a wall assembly with bullet-resistant materials). If they don't need that level of security, it can be detailed any way you want. ken hercenberg Senior Member Username: khercenberg Post Number: 661 Registered: 12-2006 Posted on Friday, December 20, 2013 - 04:39 pm:    If you bury the frames in the wall and top, you'll need to remember to provide some form of removable stop from the secure side to allow replacement or repair. Nathan Woods, CSI, CCCA, LEED AP Senior Member Username: nwoods Post Number: 553 Registered: 08-2005 Posted on Friday, December 20, 2013 - 05:05 pm:    No no, nothing that robust. It's the check in desk at a doctors office. No channel on the bottom, I can have recessed channels on the head (and jambs if needed), but not on the glass itself John McGrann Senior Member Username: jmcgrann Post Number: 108 Registered: 03-2002 Posted on Monday, December 23, 2013 - 08:24 am:    We've detailed around track component parts from EPCO in the past. The simple aluminum tracks with fiber inserts can be recessed flush with the transaction and head surfaces. www.epcohardware.com John T. McGrann, Jr., AIA, CSI, CCS, LEED AP