Saturday, 11 November 2017

Repairing the Broken Glass Window Panes at Your Home in Easy Steps

Tools you need: A scraper, utility knife, chisel or 5-in-1 painter’s tool and a pair of protective gloves. (Experts from a renowned glazing company in London explain that the painter’s tool will help removing the old glazing and the metal fasteners.)
         
Step 1: Remove all the broken glass pieces with utmost care and caution.
         
Step 2: Measure the height and the width of the glass opening. Then, substract 1/8 inch from both the height and the width to ensure the right fit.
          
Step 3: Cut the glass using the glass cutter and by using a straight edge. (You can also get this step done more easily by visiting a hardware store or a home center.)
              
 Step 4: Experts from the glazing company in London further suggest to clean and apply a coat of prime to the wooden surface and then, leave it to get dried.
         
Step 5: Now, it’s time to set the glass pane in the opening and there’s a particular technique for it.
         
Step 6: Hold the glass in such a way that the push or glazier’s points are pressed into the frame on both its sides.
         
Step 7: Fill up the gap in between the glass and the frame with glazing putty.
          
Step 8: The professional glaziers in London now suggest to let the putty get dried up. Then, it’s time for priming and painting over it.