How To: Reglaze Your Old Windows

Sometimes it gets hard to maintain the single sash windows, and alternatively change to the new double-glazed windows. However, this may not be the cause for reglazing your window. Furthermore, people living in old houses, consider reglazing their windows due to breakages or deterioration over time. The glazing components holding the glass may crack or become brittle causing leakages. London glazing, is not quite complex but requires some expertise to ensure better results.
The following are tools that you will need to reglaze a window.
• Drop cloth
• Sandpaper
• Scrapper or utility knife
• Glaziers’ point
• Exterior primer
• Angle sash paint brush
• Dust mask and gloves
• Heat gun
Steps necessary to reglaze a window
Put on a dust mask and gloves, then place the drop cloth underneath the window to collect all the worn out glazing and paint chips. Also, it’s necessary to put on eye protection to avoid any glass shards pricking your eyes. Check the condition of your window to determine the necessary course of action.
Exert very little pressure on the glass, and then use a scraper to scrap out the old glazing putty. The scraper should be sharp for the ease of removing the peelings. However, some of the putty is quite hard to remove and thus requires a heat gun (about 600degrees) to soften the chunks of putty. It’s essential to label the panes for easy identification. Avoid the assumption of equal sizes.
Remove the glazier’s points gently to allow ease of removing the glass. Strike the glass using the scraper gently to remove the glass from the sash and remove the remaining compounds using a sand paper.
Treat the open sash using primer with oil to prevent the dry wood sucking the whole compound. Place back the glaziers’ point, and place the new window gently.
When the primer is dry, place the glazing compound and knead it until it becomes soft. Then with the help of a glazing tool, smoothen and form the angles.
When the glazing compound is almost dry, clean the excess new putty using the angle sash paint brush.
After some few days, use oil-based primer to ensure firmness, and now the window is ready for painting.
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