Re: Foiling ??

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On Oct 17, 9:47=A0pm, Jim <alarmi...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Oct 17, 5:46 am, lonelyher...@xxxxxxxxx (bigolebill) wrote:
>
> > Is foiling a window a lost art?
> > What about a UL alarm?
>
> I still do foil if the job already has it, but I'm from that "old
> school" who did hundreds of windows with foil when there was no other
> way to detect glass breakage. I've got jobs where the foil has been on
> for 25 / 30 years. It needs an occasional touch up but I usually do
> that when I go for a service call. I'm surprised that I don't get more
> calls for repairs from window washer damage, since I'm sure that many
> of them don't even know what the foil is or how it can be damaged. All
> the jobs I have left are commercial/retail shops. Years ago, when I
> heard that Brooklyn Foil was going out of business, I bought about a
> dozen rolls of regular foil and a few UL rolls. I put them in plastic
> bags in my freezer with a couple of hundred foil blocks. I've got
> about 10 rolls left. Figure I can will them to a museum some day.
>
> As far as UL jobs, I don't do any, anymore, but nowdays I'm sure there
> are other types of glass break detectors that are listed for those
> jobs.
>
> Except for the maintinence of foil, in my opinion, if it's applied
> properly, it still provides the best detection of glass breakage. <

I've seen people try to scrape it off store windows because they had
no idea what it was there for.
I never would have a buck in this business if I had to install foil.
Your generation is the last one that had the skill to do it.