Glass Replacement

Just north of the Council Crest area in the West Hills, our client has a quantity of ten…

…direct-glazed, insulated glass units on the main floor above the daylight basement, all facing…

…the same direction. Most of them have lost their seal, translating into your stereotypical foggy glass.

Our savvy client asked lots of questions about the latest low-E technologies and the subsequent tint of the low-E coatings.

If she opts for replacing only the failed units with the low-E glass, the difference will show substantially when viewed right next to the original clear glass.

So she could stay with the clear glass, but is reluctant to do so, because of what the sun does to her rugs and furnishings, even with the substantial eves above the windows.

So she chooses to replace all (10) units with the Low-E glass. Technicians Sean & David busily going about the work of journeyman window mechanics.

After the wood jambs for these direct-glazed units are cleaned and prepped for the new glass, we install the new glazing tape on the stops for the interior side of the glass unit.

And then we “wet-glaze” the exterior sides, re-installing some of the original wood-stop material, and replacing several lengths that had sustained some water-damage.

Wet Glaze pertains to a gun-applied sealant. We use a special Silicone caulking. If you’re interested to learn more about Low-E Glass, you might try checking out this link at: Wikipedia:Wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_emissivity.