Glass Replacement

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If you have a broken window, we hope the followiing information will be helpful.

 

1. The first step is to identify the type of glass required for the replacement:

 

-Single Pane- a single piece of glass in the window frame.

 

-Dual Pane (also called Insulated Glass)- 2 pieces of glass separated by an aluminum spacer,

sealed together and then installed into a window frame. Dual pane windows may have grids or

muntins that make the window look like it has many small separate panes of glass.

Please mention if your window has grids and the grid pattern. Please note: A dual pane unit

is a sealed unit that provides energy efficiency. If one piece of glass in the dual pane unit

is broken and the other is intact, the entire unit must still be replaced.

 

-Tempered glass- Annealed (regular or natural) glass can be strengthened through a process

called tempering, which allows the glass to break in a safer manner (shatters in small pieces)

than annealed glass. It is required by building codes for many glass applications where there

is a high risk of broken glass causing injury. Common codes requiring tempered glass include,

but are not limited to:

 

- within 24" of a door

- within 18" of the floor

- within a shower stall

- above a bathtub

- Any door (excluding cabinet doors)

 

Tempered glass can be used in both single pane and dual pane windows.

 

2. Next, identify the type of frame. The most common are wood, aluminum and vinyl.

 

3. Measure the window. It is important to have an approximate size of the glass required.

 

4. Call, or email us with this information for a quick, free and friendly phone quote.

Provide any other details that may affect the glass replacement (example: higher than first

floor; colored or obscure glass; broken frame; missing parts; prior repair done incorectly,

etc.)

 

Many replacements can be completed in one visit (single pane, non-tempered glass; or standard

size patio doors), while others will require a visit to measure and identify the glass, and a

return trip for installation after the glass has been fabricated.

Call us today for more information on this or any of our other services.

 

We are a full service glass company and offer a wide range of glass and mirror products and

services to our customers.

 

Broken windows, window glass repairs, door glass repairs, and all other residential glass

repairs make up the highest percentage of our calls and inquiries on any given day. If you

have the misfortune of having one of your glass windows broken and you are not sure what type

of glass, or even if you are not sure of the size of the window or door glass, if you call us

you will be asked a few questions about the broken window or door glass and will be given a

estimate of what the glass repair will cost.

 

If the window glass to be replaced is a single pane of non tempered glass, in most cases we

can give you an exact price for the repair over the phone and we can do the glass repair in

just one trip. If the broken window glass is dual pane, then we will come and take measurements

and give you the glass replacement cost at that time. Double pane glass must be made and

sealed in a factory, but we generally can have it installed within 7-10 business days.

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Edited February 19, 2012 by ree

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