When the glass was the way in
A break-in through a window changes the order of the job. Making the opening secure comes first and it comes before anything else — the glass out of the frame, the rebate cleared, and a board fixed properly rather than something propped or taped. On a workshop or a garage with tools in it, that first visit is often the whole of what matters on the day, and the glass can follow.
Putting back something better than what was there
Where a window has been broken into once it is worth a conversation about what goes back in rather than replacing like for like. Laminated glass has a plastic interlayer bonded between two panes, so when it breaks it stays in the frame rather than dropping out — it can be smashed but it does not readily make a hole to climb through, and getting through it takes noisy, sustained effort that most people are not willing to make. It is not bulletproof and we would not pretend otherwise, but on a vulnerable rear window or an outbuilding it is a genuine step up from ordinary glass.
Workshops, garages and stores
All normal work and all worth ringing about, even for a single pane. Older outbuildings here often have steel frames with small panes, which are reglazed rather than replaced — the frame stays and the glass is bedded back into it.
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Common questions
Someone has broken in through a window. What happens first?
The opening gets made secure — glass cleared out of the frame and boarded properly — before anything else. The replacement glass follows once it is in.
Is there glass that is harder to break through?
Laminated glass has a bonded plastic interlayer, so it stays in the frame when it breaks rather than leaving a hole. It is not unbreakable, but getting through it is slow and noisy, which is usually enough.
Which parts of Cradley Heath do you cover?
Cradley Heath, Old Hill, Blackheath, Quarry Bank, Netherton, Rowley Regis, Colley Gate, Cradley and Hasbury.
Everything else we do in Cradley Heath
Repairs
Something's broken or stuck
- Misted & blown units in Cradley Heath
- Broken & cracked glass in Cradley Heath
- Double glazing repair
- Roof & Velux windows
- Hinges & friction stays
- Handles & locks
- Door repairs
- Draughts & seals
- Single glazing & leaded lights
Emergencies
Broken glass, made safe
Glass cut to size
Supplied, and fitted
Windows & doors
When repair isn't the answer