Surface-mount spigots on decorative pavers. Panels that don't line up.

Useful items to review in writing include what the hardware is intended to anchor into and which approved document defines it, whether the layout was field-measured and locked before glass was fabricated, how the hardware relates to the deck build-up, and which requirements the municipality or authority having jurisdiction sets for the barrier. These are review items, not recurring causes. Cause, code status, structural capacity and responsibility are project-specific and belong to engineering review, the authority having jurisdiction and the approved project documents.

On AE's own projects the mounting condition for each panel location is identified in the approved written detail before hardware is selected. AE's standard is Duplex 2205 stainless core-mount hardware set in a 5-inch core-drilled hole with 4-inch embedment into concrete using Rapid Set rapid-setting anchoring cement; where a separate footing or footer is required, AE's baseline is 8-inch-by-8-inch with continuous rebar. Bolt-down hardware is used only where necessary and supported by the approved written detail. Pavers, travertine, sand, ABC, bedding and decorative finish courses are nonstructural surface materials and do not by themselves establish an approved anchoring substrate. For a post-tensioned slab, AE requires documented owner permission plus tendon location by a professional scan or X-ray or another reliable professional marking before drilling, and normally plans a separate footing outside the slab. These are AE scope baselines, not universal rules.

Permit, inspection and barrier requirements are set by the municipality or authority having jurisdiction and vary by project. AE holds its own ROC license (KA-5 Dual Pool, R-3, R-62, CR-21). The property owner confirms the applicable municipal/AHJ requirements and, where relevant, HOA and insurer requirements; AE performs only its signed scope. Who files what, and any inspection coordination, is defined in the signed project agreement, and AE does not guarantee municipal, HOA, insurer, permitting or inspection outcomes.

On AE projects the layout is field-measured and documented before any glass is fabricated. Panel widths, vertical joints, gate openings and hardware locations are drawn to those field measurements. Each panel is then individually sized and ordered, with cuts, edgework, holes and notches completed before tempering, because tempered glass cannot be field cut or field drilled.

AE can review an existing glass fence and discuss what a project-specific rework scope could involve, subject to the information available and to the work being within AE's current offering. Any scope, method, engineering, documentation and schedule would be determined after a site review and set out in a written agreement. A review does not establish a finding of cause or responsibility and does not commit AE to a particular remedy.

Project scheduling can include planning, field measurement, fabrication and on-site work. Timing depends on project-specific factors such as the measured layout, hardware availability, required documentation or approvals, and site conditions. Any schedule is only the schedule documented for that project in its written agreement; AE does not publish a fixed turnaround.

Warranty coverage, terms, exclusions, duration, products, process and remedies are only those documented in the signed project agreement and the applicable manufacturer documents for the glass, hardware and gate components specified for that project. Review those documents before signing.