Paneworks
Disclaimer
Paneworks is a free matching service, not a glass, glazing, or construction company, and not a licensed contractor. This page explains our limits in plain English and what to verify before any commercial glazing project starts.
What Paneworks does
Paneworks helps businesses, property owners, building managers, general contractors, and architects find and connect with a licensed commercial glass and glazing contractor. We do not fabricate, install, repair, design, or inspect glass and glazing work ourselves.
Our role is educational and referral-based. If you want help getting connected, start with get matched or contact us.
What this page is not
Nothing on this site is structural advice, code advice, electrical advice, or legal advice. It is general information only, written to help you understand common commercial glazing topics in plain language.
Commercial glazing includes storefront systems, curtain walls, window walls, glass railings, glass partitions, commercial windows, glass doors, facades, and entrances. These are project-based systems that must be planned, permitted where required, and installed by qualified professionals.
Why professional installation matters
Commercial glazing work can involve heavy glass, elevated work, lifts, ladders, and building code requirements. Because of that, it should be designed and installed by licensed, insured, and qualified contractors.
We do not give step-by-step installation instructions or handling directions. If something is unsafe, damaged, or urgent, treat it as a project that needs a professional assessment, not a do-it-yourself job.
What you should verify before work starts
Before any work begins, always confirm the contractor’s license, insurance, and references yourself. Also make sure the glass specification, framing system, code compliance, schedule, price, and warranty are written down clearly.
If a project involves tempered glass, laminated glass, insulated glass units, low-E coatings, thermal breaks, or safety glass requirements, ask the contractor to explain how those items apply to your project in writing.
Costs, code, and responsibility
Costs and code requirements vary by state, city, building type, and project scope. Any examples or general ranges you may see on this site are only typical reference points, not bids or promises.
Paneworks does not guarantee pricing, completion dates, permit approval, inspection results, contractor availability, or project outcomes. The final responsibility for design, permitting where required, installation, and compliance stays with the licensed professionals working on the job.
Paneworks helps you find licensed commercial glazing contractors, but we do not do the work, give code or legal advice, or guarantee any result.
Common questions
Is Paneworks a contractor or glazing company?
No. Paneworks is a free matching service that helps connect you with licensed commercial glazing contractors. We do not perform the work ourselves.
Can I rely on the information here as code or legal advice?
No. The information is general and educational only. For code, permit, legal, or structural questions, you should consult the appropriate licensed professional or local authority.
What should I check before signing a contract?
Verify the contractor’s license, insurance, and references, then confirm the full scope, glass spec, framing, code compliance, schedule, price, and warranty in writing before work starts.
Does Paneworks charge the reader a fee?
No. The service is free for the reader. If you are matched with participating contractors, they pay a flat fee to be part of the matching service, which does not change your cost.
Planning a commercial glazing project?
Get matched, free, with licensed, insured commercial glass & glazing contractors near you. You compare bids and choose who to hire — and you confirm the glass spec, code, schedule, and price in writing before any work starts.