Easy Process To Change The Glass In A Wood Frame Window
Window glass will look invisible as long as problems develop, and you might even forget that window glass is there. Some of the problems that may exist on window glass include cloudiness, cracks and sagging, which is a condition that may have an effect on old window glass. Except if the frames have trim especially invented for the job, a puttylike compound called glaze is needed in order to hold glass in them, and you have to get rid of the old, hardened glaze to get the old glass out. If the existing glass is cracked or broken, it is important to wear gloves as well as goggles and keep people out of the area while you are removing it.
- Check The Method Used To Hold The Glass: First of all, examine or test the method used when it comes to holding the glass. If the window has trim, eliminate the glass by prying out the trim with the help of a flathead screwdriver. When it comes to glazed window, you need to soften the glaze with the help of a heat gun or hair dryer turned up to full power.
- Scrape The Glaze Off: Now, you need to remove the glaze with the help of a putty knife after you have softened it. Remove the small metal spikes but make sure to keep the window in place, called points, using pliers. If they won't easily come out, use the pliers in order to bend them backward.
- Put On Protective Gloves: Next, wear protective gloves and tap the glass from the outside in order to loosen it. Work one corner out of the frame, take hold of it with one hand and pull firmly as you tap. As soon as the glass is loose, support it from the bottom edge once you pull it out of the frame.
- Pull Out The Points & Remove Old Putty: Take out the points you could not remove while the glass was in place and remove all the old putty from the wood. Place or fix the new glass and secure it by pressing new points into the wood with the help of pliers. If the frame was trimmed, replace the trim before tapping new 1-inch brads into the nail holes. Sink them with the help of a nail punch.
- Re-glaze The Window: Glaze the window again using the oil-based window glazing. Pull out a quantity from the container and roll it around in your hands in order to soften it. Form it into a rope before pressing it around the edge of the glass, which in turn forms a continuous bead of glazing. Overfill the gap betwixt the window and the wood in order to make sure that it completely fills the gap and shape it.
- Let The Glaze Harden For At Least 10 Days: Take hold of a putty knife almost parallel to the glazing on one side of the frame before angling it 45 degrees with respect to the glass. Commencing at one corner, draw it across the glazing toward the other corner, making a flat surface horizontal to both the glass as well as the frame. If the putty pulls away, replace it before starting over. Tool all 4 sides of the frame in the same manner. Allow the glaze to harden for at least 10 days, before coating it with oil-based wood primer. Paint the window as soon as the primer dries.