System and method for attaching glass panels to a substructure

A system comprising:

• a blocking extending along a length of a structural element and attached to a first portion of a surface of the structural element;
• an elastic first lower gasket extending along the length of the structural element on a second portion of the surface of the structural element not in contact with the blocking and adjacent to the first portion of the surface of the structural element;
• a first glass panel having inner and outer main surfaces, wherein the first lower gasket is for contacting the inner main surface of the first glass panel;
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• a first glazing cap, extending along a length of the blocking, having a first elastic cap gasket for contacting the outer main surface of the first glass panel, the first glazing cap extending over and attaching to the blocking for retaining the first glass panel between the first lower gasket and the first cap gasket.

A system comprising:

• a blocking extending along a length of a structural element and attached to a surface of a structural element, the blocking having an upper surface, a lower surface for contacting the structural element surface, and a pair of opposing first and second side surfaces between the upper and lower surfaces, each of the side surfaces having a step portion extending outward proximal to where the side surface meets the blocking lower surface;
• a flashing to cover the upper surface of the blocking;
• an elastic first lower gasket extending along a length of the step portion of the first side surface of the blocking;
• a first glass panel having inner and outer main surfaces, wherein the first lower gasket is for contacting the inner main surface of the first glass panel;
• a first glazing cap, extending along a length of the blocking, having a first elastic cap gasket for contacting the outer main surface of the first glass panel and a second elastic cap gasket for contacting the flashing, the first glazing cap extending over and attaching to the blocking for retaining the first glass panel between the first lower gasket and the first cap gasket;
• a second elastic lower gasket extending along the length of the step portion of the second side surface of the blocking;
• a second glass panel having inner and outer main surfaces, wherein the second lower gasket is for contacting the inner main surface of the second glass panel;
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• a second glazing cap, extending along the length of the blocking, having a third elastic cap gasket for contacting the outer main surface of the second glass panel and a fourth elastic cap gasket for contacting the flashing, the second glazing cap extending over and attaching to the blocking for retaining the second glass panel between the second lower gasket and the third cap gasket.