Glass Replacement

Another house built by Designer/Builder “Robert Rummer” in the Hyland Hills area of Beaverton. If interested in seeing more of the modern architecture of Rummer homes, go to; http://photos.rummernetwork.com/

Time to upgrade the glass from single-pane to insulated, double-pane glass.

We were actually hired by another contractor who was replacing most of the glass units…

…but who wisely sought out our expertise for the three largest floor to ceiling trapezoid shaped units.

This one was almost 12 foot tall at the peak and just over 6 feet wide.

The new insulated glass units are delivered on-site. You can probably tell by the green color showing from this angle that the new glass includes the latest 366-Low-E coating. You may enlarge the photo to see it better by clicking on it.

Technicians Tim Afonin & David Castro prepare one of the smaller openings (this one is only 9′ tall) for the new glass.

Modifying these direct-glazed openings for the thicker glass necessitates the careful removal of the original wood stops and ripping them down on a table-saw.

The original single-pane glass was 1/4″ plate glass, the new units are 1″ overall. So we’re cutting 3/4″ off of the original wood stops.

The blue masking tape is applied to both the stops and the glass to minimize the mess related to the wet-glaze process, and to leave a tight and professionally finished glazing-bead on the exterior.