DUAL PANE WINDOW GLASS REPAIR
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Article by: John Rocco DUAL PANE WINDOW GLASS REPAIR For the past few weeks, I have been explaining how to repair , Acid Loving Plants a broken window , Fertilizing to Create More Blossoms on Your Flowers, Flowering Shrubs and Trees pane in your home. , Garden Leaf Blowers - More Power to Your Elbow But, what if you have dual pane windows? Is the process the same? Well, pretty much, except for a couple of variations. So, let's review the single pane repair , Trades and Barter are My Favorites process, and I will point out the differences regarding dual pane windows. , Part I: Different Types of Home Foundations and When to Use When we start talking about dual pane windows, , Trades and Barter are My Favorites one of the first things that comes to mind is vinyl window , Flower Delivery through the Internet frames instead of aluminum. When dealing with dual pane windows, , A Change in Season Reflects a Change in Mood you can have either aluminum or vinyl frames, depending on the year the house , Artistry, Espionage and the Triumph of Toile was built. Dual pane glass , The Dawn Redwood Tree - Beyond Fast Grow got popular in the 1980's, but vinyl frames didn't really catch on until the 1990's. So, if your house , Painting and Decorating Tile is less than 10 years old, chances are you have vinyl framed windows. , Chairs, Rockiing Chairs and Other Comfortable Places To Park In either case, I will discuss the differences. Let's say you have a sliding aluminum frame window , Home Medical Supply: A Necessity with dual pane glass. , The Ultimate Strategy for Decorating a Child's Room! The procedure for removing the frame from the opening and the glass , How to Significantly Lower Your Wedding Flower Costs from the sash is the same as with the single pane windows. , How to Significantly Lower Your Wedding Flower Costs The differences are, first, the glass , Acid Loving Plants goes into the frame about twice as far as the single pane window. , Preformed Watercourse and Waterfall Ideas The single pane window , Portable Air Conditioners Ensure Economy And Convenience glass went 1/4" into the surrounding rubber. The dual pane usually goes 1/2" into the rubber. So, if both pieces of glass , Planning a Backyard Deck have been broken, you are going to have to order a new IGU (Insulated Glass , Flower Delivery through the Internet Unit) from the local , A Look at Embroidery Sewing Machines glass shop. They are going to want to know the width, height, overall thickness, and possibly the individual glass , Beneficial Lacewings for the Garden thickness. The best way to get the dimensions is to measure the width and height from rubber to rubber, write those numbers down. Then, remove the panel from the opening and place , Blue Flowers Add Style and Color to any Garden it on a table like we did with the single pane window. , Create Show-stopping Indoor Flower Displays Remove the screws , Beneficial Lacewings for the Garden from opposite corners and pull of the frame. You will be able to see how far the glass , A Change in Season Reflects a Change in Mood goes into the surrounding rubber. If it's 1/2", then you want to add 1" to the width and height that you measured previously (1/2" times two sides= 1"). Then, measure the overall thickness of the unit by removing the rubber from the glass , Hydroponics gardening verses organic gardening. Which grows edge. Typically, this dimension is 1/2", but not always. There is a metal , Bamboo flooring is Eco-friendly, elegant, and durable. spacer that divides the two panes of glass. , The Secret To Pruning Apple Trees Make a note of the color , Fertilizing to Create More Blossoms on Your Flowers, Flowering Shrubs and Trees so you can request the same color , Acid Loving Plants in the new IGU. It's either going to be silver or bronze. If you want to get the same size spacer, you need to give the glass , How to Significantly Lower Your Wedding Flower Costs shop the thickness of each piece of glass , Increase the Heat Output of Your Fireplace: Warmer Toes for in the IGU. If the old unit has 1/8" glass , A Honda Lawn Mower is for people serious about lawn care! on both sides, and the overall thickness of the unit is 1/2", then they will use a 1/4" spacer. If the glass , A Honda Lawn Mower is for people serious about lawn care! is 3/32" on both sides, they will use a 5/16" spacer. If you don't care about matching the spacer thickness, you can request the thicker 1/8" glass, , Tulip Care and they will automatically use a 1/4" spacer. When you get the new IGU home, , Mulching Benefits / Organic and Inorganic Mulch Types the installation is the same as the single pane window. , A Honda Lawn Mower is for people serious about lawn care! Now, what if only one side of the IGU has been broken? Many times the outer pane will break, but the inside , Mulching Benefits / Organic and Inorganic Mulch Types pane is fine. You can order a whole new IGU like we just did, or, if you're the adventurous type, you can order only the single pane of glass , Transplanting Deciduous Shrubs that was broken and replace it. I'm going to explain how to , River Birch Trees do it, then i'm going to tell you the things that can go wrong. After you have the window , Acid Loving Plants pane on the table with the surrounding frame removed, you will see a black rubber type substance around the edge where the spacer is applied. This is a butyl sealant, and you have to separate the broken glass , 5 Reasons Early Spring is "Firewood Time" from this butyl. The best way to do it is to take a utility knife with a new blade and break through the butyl where it meets the broken glass. , Planning a Backyard Deck Then, take a new hacksaw blade, and push it into the area where you sparated the butyl from the glass. , Flower Delivery through the Internet You don't want the hacksaw blade to be attached to a hacksaw. Using your hand, saw back and forth as you work your way around the edge of the glass. , Beneficial Lacewings for the Garden This should allow you to remove the glass. , Painting and Decorating Tile Once that's done, lay rags on top of the good piece of glass , Planning a Backyard Deck to catch any debris, and scrape the surface of the spacer that will be contacting the new glass. , Increase the Heat Output of Your Fireplace: Warmer Toes for Use a putty knife. Then, remove the rags and debris. When you are ready to put the new glass , Create Show-stopping Indoor Flower Displays on, clean the inside , Interior Decorating and Home Decor With Inuit Art from the A of the good piece of glass , A Change in Season Reflects a Change in Mood that you didn't remove. Remember, once you install the new glass, , Chairs, Rockiing Chairs and Other Comfortable Places To Park any debris or finger marks on the inside , How To Save Your Fruit Tree Blossoms From A Spring Freeze. will be permanently sealed. So, clean it real good and check it from all angles. Do the same to the side of the new glass , Rosemary: The Herb of Remembrance and Friendship that will be going to the inside , Increase the Heat Output of Your Fireplace: Warmer Toes for of the IGU. Then, run a thin bead of clear silicone around the entire perimeter of the spacer. Set your new glass , Part IV: Different Types of Home Foundations and When to Us on the spacer and use finger pressure to adhere the glass , Create Show-stopping Indoor Flower Displays to the silicone all the way around.Then, come in from the side, and run silicone around the side where the glass , 5 Reasons Early Spring is "Firewood Time" and spacer meet. Cover the window , Increase the Heat Output of Your Fireplace: Warmer Toes for opening with something for 24 hours. You do not want to touch the IGU for 24 hours. The silicone needs to cure. After 24 hours, you can assemble the unit and install it back into the opening. There are a couple of things that can go wrong. The first one is leaving marks on the inside , How To Save Your Fruit Tree Blossoms From A Spring Freeze. portion of the glass. , Fertilizing to Create More Blossoms on Your Flowers, Flowering Shrubs and Trees Once you seal the glass, , Rosemary: The Herb of Remembrance and Friendship you cannot clean what's between the panes. The other thing involves condensation between the panes. If you have even the slightest break in the silicone seal around the glass, , Acid Loving Plants chances are you will begin to see moisture , Preformed Watercourse and Waterfall Ideas form as soon as the nights get cold , Japanese Barberry... A Multi-Use Plant and the days get warm. You are going to have to decide if you are confident enough in your ability to do the job right, or if it's better to pay the extra money to have it done for you. Just because you pay someone to do it, doesn't mean you still won't encounter the same problems. The difference is, they have to guarantee their IGU for a minimum of 1 year. I have received many units over the years that had marks in between the glass. , Add instant style to your bathroom with a bathroom vanity se The beauty of it is the manufacturer , Hydroponics gardening verses organic gardening. Which grows can't dispute it, because there's no way anyone else could have done it except them. OK, what if the window , How to choose an outdoor fireplace for your backyard frames are vinyl instead of aluminum? Well, the main difference is the glass , Tulip Care in a vinyl window , Part I: Different Types of Home Foundations and When to Use no longer has the rubber gasket around the edge. You don't remove the opposite corner screws , Create Show-stopping Indoor Flower Displays and separate the frame from the glass. , Bamboo flooring is Eco-friendly, elegant, and durable. What they do is put either silicone or a two sided tape on the lip of the frame where the glass , Painting and Decorating Tile rests. That's what holds the glass , Chairs, Rockiing Chairs and Other Comfortable Places To Park in the frame, then they apply a snap in stop on all four sides of the glass. , Tulip Care So, you have to remove the stops first, then turn over the panel and break the seal holding the glass , Artistry, Espionage and the Triumph of Toile to the frame using a utility knife. Wear gloves during this procedure. If only one side of the IGU is broken, don't even think about repairing just the one side. You will never get that IGU out of the frame without breaking the other piece of glass , Part IV: Different Types of Home Foundations and When to Us in the process. But, on the positive side, you can remove the stops without taking the panel out if it's a slider. You can then measure the dimensions of the glass, , Air Conditioning Maintenance and order the new IGU. That way you eliminate any need to temporarily cover up your window. , Garden Leaf Blowers - More Power to Your Elbow The same is true for the stationary portion of a slider, or a picture window. , Mulching Benefits / Organic and Inorganic Mulch Types Before you install the new IGU, be sure and clean the lip that had the tape or silicone, and apply either silicone or tape. Either will work. You will discover that replacing an IGU in an aluminum frame window , Acid Loving Plants is a whole lot easier than a vinyl window. , River Birch Trees But, in either case, you can do it yourself , How To Save Your Fruit Tree Blossoms From A Spring Freeze. and save , Increase the Heat Output of Your Fireplace: Warmer Toes for a few bucks. About the Author John Rocco has been installing replacement windows , The Secret To Pruning Apple Trees since 1978. To learn more, visit How To Install Windows |
  
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