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Installing a Mirror and other Glasswork
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" OK and then I don't. Classic glass and I. You've got a big piece of mirror that goes into your first right yes. Change -- that hold the weight of -- from at all and that's being drooped directly into her rather sat directly to the brick wall I don't know what you put duct tape on over the just to protect the the head of the screw. -- Ha okay that's an extent couldn't you scratched the back of America's children will come off and you'll see that customers -- one more okay. And that the Mir itself just goes. Up against the brick wall. And when is that you're what the who work. That's a mirror mastic it's. Specially formulated. It easier. -- to -- rivers were story and again which is backed government. Okay and it's it's. It is the kind of stuff that'll also cushions to mirror on an irregular surfaces like to correct so that when you're pressing inflation have to worry about protecting. Adult. If you use some other kind of adhesive what's likely to happen. You'll find that the usual -- not -- for America should circles. They usually through the passion for paint the national so. -- used in the construction adhesive liquid nails kind of products are outraged teaching or training and equipment when you're dealing with bears. There's yeah there's a chance that you'll lose to bring them back -- you're ready to bring this thing it through. OK so we just pop those up and that's how we live openers. Now wait a couple of pounds and 200. It weighs about a hundred pounds. And it's meant to fit snug cornered corners that you. You measured question it once and then you measure twice. Here. Wouldn't. -- right into the track. Can be just wouldn't. Beautiful -- now ready for a glass shelf that goes right in the right that's correct yeah."
" All right so that it is. Three quarters of an inch thick and it's sandblasted right now simplest problem. OK and when we have the elect who work completed we'll have lighting underneath there. There will casting beautiful flow along the frontage you know yeah along -- credit this weather -- glass in the back right to -- that -- great well let's talk about the other had these glass -- were doing in here in this. It is essentially shower partition. We've got these stainless steel extensions. Manufactured forest. That same -- up at -- kitchen components and efficacy of this one's already been put in place and it. Seeing -- you'll screw they're holding it there and at the top and village that just regular caulking or what would you let this sort of so it's a clear silicon. And that will act as a little bit of cushion in between the stainless steel. And the tile. It's as well what. Well the term itself originally -- is made out of wood. And then over we've got bituthane waterproof and then we've got some and since this board we've got since that time so it's quite a sandwich. Now -- know why don't you guys used. Cordless screwdriver."
" Instances we do that in this when you're getting very close look time. You want to do you want the feel of the tool and with a coalition doesn't feel much thought it would not."
" Sure you must fabulous hand tool. Want to break that top that's her. OK so what kind of glass is listening. Code requires certain types of glass only be used in shower partitions practices options stick. Tempered safety glass okay."
" resting it temporarily shim shingles. And you have the holes pre drilled now is how -- that. The holes are drilled. Before the glass is temperate hole drilled and urged polish and incarcerate opera. Which each device that calls are very quickly which futures finished right. You know what does that he's a glass like this with that kind of fabrication. Process. -- like this right here for a plot -- yet. And yet watchers there that are made out of what Robert Robert. Stimulus -- You know little sandwich."
" What little we have here pretty sure you."
" Now again you want to use hand tools because you want the control. How to -- even those tempered glass if he's using. A lot of tours there for its currency could put some damage --"
" There's partners 25 to thirty inch pounds of torque. And we have a Turkish rule we almost never use it. The characteristic short tempered glass is that when it breaks that separate. The -- in many many small pieces you know lunch shards of glass. That's a safety feature -- The -- into what looks like rock salt."