PART 3
EXECUTION
3.1
INSTALLATION
3.1.1
Method of Installation
Install in accordance with the window manufacturer's printed instructions
and details. Set windows at proper elevation, location, and reveal. Brace
properly to prevent distortion and misalignment. Bed screws or bolts in
sill members, joints at mullions, contacts of windows with sills, built-in
fins, and subframes in mastic sealant of a type recommended by the window
manufacturer. Install windows in a manner that will prevent entrance of
water. Fasten hardware to windows.
3.1.2
Glass Setting
Items to be glazed shall be either shop or field glazed using glass of the
quality and thickness specified or indicated. Preparation and glazing,
unless otherwise approved, shall conform to applicable recommendations in
the GANA Glazing Manual. Windows may be glazed in conformance with one of
the glazing methods described in the standards under which they are
produced, except that face puttying with no bedding will not be permitted.
Handle and install glazing materials in accordance with manufacturer's
instructions. Use beads or stops furnished with items to be glazed, to
secure glass in place.
3.1.3
Dissimilar Materials
Where aluminum surfaces are in contact with, or fastened to, masonry, wood,
or dissimilar metals, except stainless steel or zinc, the aluminum surface
shall be protected from dissimilar materials as recommended in the Appendix
to AAMA 101. Do not coat surfaces on which sealants are to adhere.
3.1.4
Anchors and Fastenings
Make provision for securing units to each other and to adjoining
construction.
3.1.5
Adjustments After Installation
After installation of windows and completion of glazing and field painting,
adjust ventilators and hardware to operate smoothly and to provide
weathertight sealing when ventilators are closed and locked. Lubricate
hardware and operating parts as recommended by the manufacturer.
3.2
CLEANING
Clean interior and exterior surfaces of window units of mortar, plaster,
paint spattering spots, and other foreign matter to present a neat
appearance, to prevent fouling of weathering surfaces and weatherstripping,
and to prevent interference with the operation of hardware. Remove
stained, discolored, or abraded windows that cannot be restored to their
original condition, and replace with new windows.
3.3
SCHEDULE
Some metric measurements in this section are based on mathematical
conversion of English unit measurements, and not on metric measurements
commonly agreed to by the manufacturers or other parties. The English and
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