Glass Replacement

An old commercial building on N.W. Naito Parkway with a broken window that has been boarded up.

The building has been converted into a parking garage for the condos built nearby.

Not only is the glass broken, but the painted aluminum framing components that glazed the glass in place to the frame are missing.

Finding the missing components would take a miracle because there are so many different aluminum window manufactures, many of whom are no longer in business. But with a little two-part welding glue and an ounce of creativity…

…we fabricate an aftermarket glazing component comprised of wood-sticking that is…

…then clad with aluminum, all of which is held fast with the two-part glue.

Whoever has to replace the glass next time may be cursing at us when they try to remove what has become a not-so -removable framing component…

…but they probably won’t lose them either.
We mask off the aluminum angle just before painting them to match the original aluminum framing.