![]() ![]() Using Back Putty – You should use a linseed oil putty for windows, it’s designed for this purpose and is easier to work with.Knead your putty for a few minutes before starting, it will soften it up and make it easier to work with, roll the putty into long worms about the thickness of a pencil and push it firmly into the rebate, keep going until the whole rebate is filled.If you want a nice, clean paint line then back putty is the way to go, but if you just want the quick and easy way then use silicone. There are two ways you can go from here to complete the job, you can use back putty or silicone. Make sure you check three points when you measure, for both the height and the width, some windows will be bowed or made out of square (in other words crooked!), make sure your glass is going to fit. If you haven’t already, measure the size for your glass and either cut it or order it. There will also be small diamond shaped metal glazing sprigs or small nails in the side rebate, these hold the glass in place, remove them completely as well. Lightly tap the chisel with your hammer being careful to only remove the putty and not gauging into the wood. Once you have removed all the broken glass, unless you’re very lucky, there will be a lot of putty still left in the rebate, professional glaziers use a special tool to remove this called a hacking knife, for the DIY-er an old chisel will do the job. Never force a piece free, that’s a sure fire way to get cut. ![]() For stubborn pieces lightly tap them with a hammer whilst holding the piece that you want to remove in your gloves. If you have a glass cutter it’s helpful to make cuts in the broken glass, making small triangles and removing one piece at a time. When removing broken glass from a window always start from the top, being very careful not to accidentally touch any sharp bits, stay calm and focused while doing this, it’s a moment of panic that will cut you. OK so you have a broken timber window (I’ll explain other types of windows in future posts) the first thing you want to do is put on your safety gear, check out my handling glass safely page, then you want to clear away any broken shards from the area. The next golden rule of glazing is don’t let glass touch metal, if you’re repairing a timber window then the glass can be placed straight on the wood, but there should always be something between the glass and any metal on the frame, you could use rubber gasket, silicone, double sided tape, putty or plastic bead.Īnother important thing is to make sure you are putting the right glass in the window, this varies from country to country, if you live in Australia check out my choosing the right glass page, if not check your local building standards. This is especially important with glass as unfortunately you can’t easily cut a few millimeters off glass and it doesn’t like to bend, whether your cutting it yourself or ordering it from a glass shop, always check it twice. The first rule applies to a lot of DIY projects – measure twice cut once. There are a couple of rules you need to follow with any window and as long as you follow these simple rules it’s easy as pie, and given the price some companies charge to fix a broken window it makes a lot of financial sense too, at the end of this post you will know how to fix a putty window. Fixing broken glass in your own widows is so easy it amazes me that more people don’t do it themselves.
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