DIY double -glazed window replacement

The double -glazed window is the most fragile part of the window structure, it is very easy to scratch or break. Sometimes it happens that the window structure does not cope with its tasks to protect the home from cold and noise. All these situations require replacing the double -glazed window. To do this, you can contact the specialists of the corresponding service, or you can replace the double -glazed window with your own hands.

Table of contents

1. Why and what to change the glass pad
2. When you need to replace only one glass
3. Ordering the manufacture of a double -glazed window
4. Replacing the glass window of plastic windows with your own hands
5. Replacing double -glazed windows in windows with wooden frames
6. Replacement of the double -glazed window in the facade system
7. Carrying out work of double -glazed windows by service centers

Why and what to change the glass pad

Of course, the replacement of the double -glazed window is vital if it is broken. But, besides this, there may be other, not so obvious reasons for its replacement. Replacing double -glazed windows in the windows is able to solve the problem of constantly fooled, and in severe frosts of windings covered with ice, when the plants are constantly cool in the winter and the plants huddled on the windowsills. Also, the reason for replacing double -glazed windows may be an increase in the noise level on the street, which is already penetrating the home and creates discomfort.

Having determined what goal is pursued by the replacement of double -glazed windows, it is necessary to select the appropriate filling for the window structure. The double -glazed window is a design of several glasses that can have a different coating, to be of different thicknesses, and, accordingly, are intended for various purposes. In order to insulate the room, it is necessary to choose double-glazed windows with a large number of cameras, for example, two-chamber, or with glasses with a special coating, namely I-glass. To improve the sound insulation of the dwelling or office, packages with glasses of different thicknesses are needed, preferably two -chamber. The thickness of the glasses of 6, 4 and 5 mm will be able to prevent resonance, and the sound from the street will not penetrate the room.

When you need to replace only one glass

The window repair, namely, the replacement of glass in the double -glazed window, is performed only when, in addition to ordinary broken glass, there are intact special components in the opening, which is problematic or completely impossible to choose for the manufacture of a new double -glazed window. It can be a stained glass window or glass with a painting on it or, on which a film that has no analogues is glued, as well as textured, tinted and other unique glass.

To resort in order to perform glass replacement in a double -glazed window to the services of firms that offer repairs on the spot by dismantling a glass -window, replacing a broken glass with a new with a sealant, is categorically not recommended. You need to know that in shiny plates located between the glasses, silica gel powder dries up. During the depressurization of the double -glazed window, Silicagel, respectively, gains moisture from the air. Some time after replacing the glass, either moisture will perform inside the chamber on the glass, or silicahel will begin to drain in the form of yellow resin. Naturally, it is better to immediately refuse and order the manufacture of a new double -glazed window in the service center of plastic windows, which will make it on modern equipment in the factory.

When the customer needs precisely the replacement of glass, and not the entire double -glazed window, the specialists of the service center should act as follows:

- dismantle damaged double -glazed window

- To reduce heat loss, close the window opening with several layers of film

- disassemble the double -glazed window in the factory, wash the necessary glasses and re -assemble the structure

- bring the newly assembled double -glazed window and install it from production

Ordering the manufacture of a double -glazed window

Before you replace the double -glazed window of the plastic window, you need to order the manufacture of a new one, for which you need to determine its size: thickness, length and width. Particular attention should be paid to the thickness of the new double -glazed window, since different stacks are used to install a double -glazed window in the frame in specialized systems for each size. You can minimize financial and temporary costs by ordering a new package of the same thickness with the old one, then you can use the old graduates for installation.

Having decided on the thickness, using measuring devices, it is necessary to make measurements of the width and length of the double -glazed window. It is best, as practice shows, the measurements are removed from the old double -glazed window. When it is required to replace the filling of a window opening, which has the shape of a rhombus, arch, triangle, curved or any other, after measuring it is necessary to make a template. Then the measurement is transferred to the company that makes double -glazed windows. When the order is completed, the company will inform that the product can be taken, what can be done independently, or will deliver it by special transport.

When replacing the PVC fabric double-glazed window, it is necessary to pay attention to the quality of the new double-glazed window, namely, bubbles and scratches should be absent on the glass, which later leads to the cracks of chips along the edges, and it should be intact. In this case, the glass brand does not play a big role, since today everyone usually uses Boric glass, and it is difficult to notice its replacement with another manufacturer.

Replacing the glass window of plastic windows with your own hands

The dismantling of the old double-glazed window in the plastic window does not represent any complexity. For dismantling, a rubber hammer and a chisel are required. A chisel is installed between the profile and the stackingap hand and with the help of non -strokes of the hammer is extracted with a glazing box. It is better to start dismantling with the extraction of long graduates, and then short. Then it is necessary to gently extract the old double -glazed window. When it is large enough, it is better to find an assistant in advance.

The new double -glazed window is installed on plastic adjusting riht plates. When installation of a double -glazed window for a dull window is performed, the plate can only be placed below. If the sash of the window opens, then they are installed with an indent of 10 cm in two corners from the side of the loop at the bottom of the double -glazed window and in the upper part of the window diagonally the lower loop. The double -glazed window adjustment is performed by laying the required number of riht plates. Staps during installation are mounted in the reverse order first short, then long.

There are situations in which the replacement of the double -glazed window in the windows is extremely problematic. These are those cases in which the window design of the seal is expected, and its reverse installation when replacing the glass independently is impossible.

Replacing double -glazed windows in windows with wooden frames

Usually, the place of adjacent to the stacking window of the header on the inside and the wooden frame with the external is strengthened with the help of silicone. In order to extract a double -glazed window from a wooden window frame, it is necessary to very carefully dismantle the glazing stacks and remove silicone protection. Then you need to completely clean the window frame of dust and silicone. Places of a new double -glazed window, when it is installed, outside and inside with graduates, you must treat with a new silicone.

To perform high -quality replacement of double -glazed windows in a wooden euro -window, such professional tools as a spitter with a bend of studs from a double -glazed window, a compressor, a pneumatic gun, for supplying silicone and silicone spatulas are required. In this regard, it is better to entrust the work to replace damaged double -glazed windows with wooden frames from the service center, and not try to do it on their own.

Replacement of the double -glazed window in the facade system

The dismantling of double -glazed windows of facade systems is the most time -consuming process, since they are fixed on the outside with facade glazing. Using towers, you can replace double -glazed windows on the first and second floors. In other situations, forest construction may be required. But when replacing the elements of glazing of high -rise buildings, you can not do without the help of industrial climbers, since the construction of forests, for example, to the twelfth floor, is simply irrational.

Carrying out work of double -glazed windows by service centers

The cost of replacing the double -glazed window depends on a large number of factors, and first of all, on the profile material, which has a double -glazed window or glass (aluminum, wood, plastic), the location of the repair object, color and glass thickness, the number of cameras in the bag. Replacing a single -chamber double -glazed window in a plastic profile with a company will cost about $ 150 per square meter of glazing, and a two -chamber is close to $ 170 per square meter. When the profile of the framework is aluminum or wooden, the price is considered with a coefficient of 1.5-2.

The standard execution time for the replacement of the double -glazed window is from two to five days. If necessary, urgent replacement of double -glazed windows, which will be carried out within a day, but the cost of such a service is also higher than one and a half times.