Replacing A Sealed Unit Double glazed window.

vyvyan_2

I have had the inside break - no idea how it happened (maybe the cold weather if it had an unknown fault) The outside is intact so at least we are secure. I just came home from work on Friday and found it. I've done a temporay repair with a sheet of bubble wrap and lots of tape. It's not an opening window.

The main problem is that it is in the bathroom so has frosted glass and how to match it to the other panals. I've no idea who fitted the windows in the first place as they were there when we moved in. It is only 30 cm x 36 cm.

Any suggestions,advice and ideas of how much this might cost would be appreciated. It's fairly accessible (there's a flat roof because of the extention) so I might even have a go myself.

My main concern is matching the frosted glass with the other 3 panals.

ormus

most DG window companies do a range of obscure glass, designs. and they dont change that much over the yrs.
after all there are only a few major makers of the glass. they make the glass in huge quantities.
so you may get a pleasant surprise.
as been said, if you cannot get the same for some reason then you might have to replace the lot.

Johnhowell

Vyvyan,

We had a large kitchen unit replaced recently.

The fitter came to measure up and take note of the type used. The order took about a week to come through. Fitting took only a few minutes.
£60 cash.

Regards,
John

dodgy_damo

John,
Was that £60 all in? Any chance of letting me know where you got the unit from and who fitted it?

Johnhowell

dodgy_damo wrote: »

John,
Was that £60 all in? Any chance of letting me know where you got the unit from and who fitted it?

Sorry Dodgy, not been around for some time.

The £60 was supplied and fitted cost of a large unit, by the chap who installed the double glazing to the bungalow 3-4 years before. The chap is a one-man-band local to our town.

Regards,
John

thebaldwindowfitter

http://www.pilkington.com/pilkington2004/both/applications/productdirectory/flash/textureglass.html

Igol

I cracked a bedroom one when I was putting in new ones (doh!) so had to go to a local double glazing firm and order a new unit. 1.5m x 1m came to about £45 4 years ago. You may want them to come and measure up for you as you dont know the thickness though.
Fitting is easy, apart from when you crack it, just remove the internal beading that secures it to the frame and then knock it back into place. I'd mark up which bit comes from where though, top, bottom ect.

barneythebull

williamrobb88 wrote: »

Hi

I own a IGU (Insulated Glass Unit) factory. We sell single units to the public and trade at cash and carry prices. Where in UK are you?

Hi, we live in Sheffield S18, where abouts is your factory for collection.

Could you give me a price for a sealed unit, 1705mm wide, 1370mm high and 24mm depth (outside surface to inside surface of unit). It is 580mm from the floor to the window sill, so it would have to be toughened safety glass.

Cheers Tony, [EMAIL="tonybarnes1@hotmail.com"]tonybarnes1@hotmail.com[/EMAIL]

barneythebull

Hi, we live in Sheffield S18, where abouts is your factory for collection.

Could you give me a price for a sealed unit, 1705mm wide, 1370mm high and 24mm depth (outside surface to inside surface of unit). It is 580mm from the floor to the window sill, so it would have to be toughened safety glass.

Cheers Tony, [EMAIL="tonybarnes1@hotmail.com"]tonybarnes1@hotmail.com[/EMAIL]

TheHandyManCan

vyvyan wrote: »

I have had the inside break - no idea how it happened (maybe the cold weather if it had an unknown fault) The outside is intact so at least we are secure. I just came home from work on Friday and found it. I've done a temporay repair with a sheet of bubble wrap and lots of tape. It's not an opening window.

The main problem is that it is in the bathroom so has frosted glass and how to match it to the other panals. I've no idea who fitted the windows in the first place as they were there when we moved in. It is only 30 cm x 36 cm.

Any suggestions,advice and ideas of how much this might cost would be appreciated. It's fairly accessible (there's a flat roof because of the extention) so I might even have a go myself.

My main concern is matching the frosted glass with the other 3 panals.

[Normally double glazed unit would set you back £45 per square metre & about £55 for a toughend unit (supply only). They are quite simple to change for anyone with average DIY skills.

If your units are externally beaded normally you will need to remove the internal gasket 1st then push the unit from the outside inwards, you will then be able to tap the external beads towards the glass and remove them.

Fitting the new unit is just done in reverse order]

ormus

after 4 yrs, im pretty sure they have done the job by now.