The glass goes somewhere
When a window breaks above the ground floor, a good deal of what came out of it is now below — on a path, a communal walkway, a drying area, a parking space or somebody's balcony. That gets cleared first, before the window is even looked at, because it is where people walk and it is where children and dogs go. Fragments carry a surprising distance from a height and bounce off hard surfaces, so the sweep needs to be wider than the mess appears to justify. On a shared walkway it is worth telling the neighbours before rather than after.
Working from inside wherever possible
Most flat and maisonette windows can be dealt with entirely from inside, which keeps everything simple — no access equipment, no scaffold, no permissions to arrange. Where the pane is too large or the opening will not allow it, that needs establishing before the day rather than discovered on it, so it is worth mentioning the floor and roughly how big the glass is when you first ring.
Boarding an upper floor opening
Boarding above ground level is fixed from the inside so nothing relies on anything outside holding it, and so it cannot become the thing that falls next. It goes in the same visit as the clearing up, and the glass follows once it is made.
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Common questions
My window broke on the first floor. Do you need a scaffold?
Usually not — most flat and maisonette windows can be done entirely from inside. Where the pane is too big for that we will know before the day, so tell us the floor and roughly the size when you ring.
What about the glass that has fallen below?
Clearing it comes first, before anything else. Fragments travel further from a height than people expect, especially off hard surfaces, so it is worth a wider sweep than looks necessary.
Which parts of West Bromwich do you cover?
Great Barr, Stone Cross, Charlemont, Hateley Heath, Friar Park, Greets Green, Black Lake, Carters Green and Yew Tree, plus Wednesbury.
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Something's broken or stuck
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- Broken & cracked glass in West Bromwich
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Broken glass, made safe
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When repair isn't the answer