When referencing the term fabrication as related to the construction industry is the process of cutting aluminum stock lengths, glass installation, door installation, and window installation. When a glazing contractor constructs and erects a new aluminum storefront, installs all the doors, windows and glass for a give punched opening, this is considered fabricating a aluminum storefront.
Glazing contractors do this by cutting, bending, and assembling the pieces to size for a given commercial glass storefront.
A glazing contractor typically will review shop drawings, cut sheets, and the general contractors blueprints to aid them in fabricating the new glass storefront.
Fabrication Terms Breakdown
- Stock Lengths
- 24' in length
- Make up the verticals "Jambs for the doors, bays and sidelites"
- Make up the horizontals "Sills, headers, and intermediates"
- Punched Opening
- Vertical area where the new aluminum storefront will be installed
- Entrance to a storefront
- Cut Sheets
- Printed list of each component of the storefront area and the exact sizes each piece needs to be cut
- Used in the field and (or) at the shop where all stock lengths, doors, windows, and glass can be pre-cut before delivery
- Shop Drawings
- A subset of drawings "blueprints" that are specifically designed for the glazing contractor
- Used to aid the glazing contractor in the shop for cutting and on-site for reference
Cut Sheets, Shop Drawings, & Elevations Used In Fabrication
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