Encapsulating stained glass

figgyroo

I have an original stained glass window on my landing but the frame is completely rotten and so needs replacing. I am thinking about having the stained glass encapsulating in a UPVC unit. Has anyone had this done before, and if so were you happy with the final result? Does anyone know of a reputable company in the South Manchester area? Also, is it a lot more expensive that a plain upvc window?

Peartree

I hummed and hawed about this for ages and ages but finally got it done and am more than happy. When the light is coming through the window, which is when you see your stained glass, you can barely tell. I didn't have to use a specialist company - just one of the major double glazing companies in my area. They took away my stained glass panels and left me with plain glass panels in the windows for a few weeks whilst the stained glass was cleaned up and encapsulated. It took a while because they contract out the cleaning to a one man band who specialises in it. If you are in an area where a lot of houses tend to have stained glass I think most companies will do it - it isn't that specialist. Where I live we have endless roads of early 20th century houses with stained glass top lights.

I had a very large three panel window on my landing which was rotten and this was the most affordable way of preserving it. It has made an enormous difference to the insulation in the house as well. I didn't do a comparison on plain glass vs encapsulation as this wasn't going to be an option for me. I didn't do a plain glass vs encapsulation comparison but it wasn't a scary difference in price.

Actually, it surprises me that so many people replace real stained glass with the pretend stuff. I had a new panel done for over my front door to match some panels in the bay window and that cost pretty much the same.

blossomhill_2

Well done you for finding a way of retaining the original characher while updating too
For anyone who wants to have stained glass made but wonders how it would fit in with their UPVC frames; have the glass made up with flat (not rounded) leads and ask a local UPVC installer if their manufacturer will set it inside a sealed unit and the UPVC frame made deeper to accommodate it

ormus

try class plas windows in cheadle stockport.

http://www.classplas.co.uk/