denfromoakvillemilton
Senior Member
This place is gonna be amazing
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drum118
Superstar
Feb 28
Pinnacle One Yonge: Sky Tower
Pinnacle One Yonge: The Prestige
Pinnacle One Yonge: Sky Tower
Pinnacle One Yonge: The Prestige
mburrrrr
Senior Member
Pictures from today.
I’m guessing they have about 14 floors ready. (Without plans on the windows)
Another month to grade?
I’m guessing they have about 14 floors ready. (Without plans on the windows)
Another month to grade?
C-mac
Senior Member
I'm really curious to see how they fix up the big Toronto Star building.
Jeff Morgan
Active Member
It was a nice sunny day today.
Jeff Morgan
Active Member
I am not sure why, but for the past few days the workers have been removing balcony glass.
Jeff Morgan
Active Member
The workers have removed the balcony glass from four floors. I wonder why.
whatever
Senior Member
The balcony glass failed. It's being replaced.
DavidCapizzano
Senior Member
How exactly does balcony glass fail? Non pro here so this is quite surprising given they’ve installed half a towers worth. Was it cracking / delaminating?
whatever
Senior Member
Laminate failed. Not sure why, just know that it was delaminating. I believe it got bad around those super cold days we just had. Sounded like it wasn't installation related. Even the crates they hadn't opened from the supplier were delaminating. Not cheap glass, either.
mburrrrr
Senior Member
Kotsy noticed the month plus delay around Feb 3.
The frames were installed to the top -1 level in November.
8 floors of glass have been removed recently from the peak of Feb 19. Ouch! Better than LOOK OUT!
Stec
Active Member
When we say laminate are we talking the whitish fritted part of the glass that will give the balcony's their unique pattern? If so I would have assumed that part of the glass would have been sandwiched between two panes to avoid this very problem... is it basically just a sticker on one of the outside facing panes?
whatever
Senior Member
No. Laminate means the glass is more than one layer, glued together. Balcony glass is laminated both for strength and so that it won't fall out if it does break. Same as a car windshield. The laminate failing means the two layers are coming apart.
This glass is both fritted and laminated. One of the layers had a design baked onto it. I could be wrong, but I don't think the frit can be sandwiched in the middle of the laminate because it'd mess up the adhesion of the two surfaces (the frit is slightly raised). So the frit either faces in to the balcony or out to the street, depending on the look you want.
This glass is both fritted and laminated. One of the layers had a design baked onto it. I could be wrong, but I don't think the frit can be sandwiched in the middle of the laminate because it'd mess up the adhesion of the two surfaces (the frit is slightly raised). So the frit either faces in to the balcony or out to the street, depending on the look you want.
Stec
Active Member
Thank you for the explanation!
