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Misted and blown double glazing

If your window has gone cloudy, foggy or streaked on the inside, the seal around the glass unit has failed. Air and moisture have got in between the two panes and no amount of cleaning will shift it, because the condensation is sealed inside the glass itself.

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A black aluminium door and side panels, the glass clouded white with condensation trapped inside the sealed units
A blown unit in a door. The moisture is sealed inside the glass, between the two panes, which is why cleaning it makes no difference.
A working sealed unit beside a blown one, in cross-section Two panes of glass with a sealed cavity between them, held apart by a spacer bar packed with desiccant. In the blown unit the edge seal has failed and moisture has condensed on the inside faces of the glass. Working Blown dry air, sealed in seal failed, damp air in outer pane spacer bar holds desiccant
The gap between the panes is what insulates, and it only works while it stays dry. The spacer bar is packed with desiccant to take up the last of the moisture when the unit is made. Once the edge seal goes, damp air gets in, the desiccant saturates, and it condenses on the inside of the glass — where no amount of cleaning will ever reach it.

The good news is you almost certainly don't need a new window

The glass unit sits inside your existing frame. In the vast majority of cases we take out the failed unit and fit a new one, leaving your frame, hinges, handles and decor exactly as they are. It is a fraction of the cost of a replacement window and there is no mess.

How to tell a unit has blown

Condensation or a fine mist between the panes that you can't wipe off. A milky or rainbow-ish film in bright sunlight. Streaks or tide marks that reappear after cleaning. Sometimes visible droplets sitting inside the glass. One window going before the others is completely normal — units fail at their own pace, usually starting with whichever gets the most sun.

What we do

We measure the failed unit, order it made to size, and come back to fit it. You get the same glass specification you had, or you can take the opportunity to upgrade — Low-E glass for warmth, obscure patterns for a bathroom, or toughened glass where a pane sits low to the floor.

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Free quotes, no call-out charge and no obligation. Ring us and describe the job, or send a photo and we'll come back to you.

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Certass registered · PWF Trusted Installer · £5m public liability · 40 years' experience

Common questions

Can you do just the one window?

Yes — each window has its own sealed unit, so we can replace the one that's gone and leave the rest alone. One thing worth knowing: a sealed unit is two panes of glass bonded to a spacer bar, and it comes out and goes back in as a single piece. There is no way to change just the inner or outer pane, so what gets replaced is the whole unit for that window — the frame still stays put.

Will it damage my frame?

No. The unit is held in by beading that lifts out and clips back. uPVC, timber and aluminium frames are all straightforward.

Do I need a whole new window?

Almost never. If the frame is sound and the hinges and locks still work, replacing the glass unit is the sensible repair. We'll tell you honestly if the frame really is past it.

Is a misted unit costing me money?

Yes, a bit. Once the seal has gone the insulating gap stops doing its job properly, so that window is losing more heat than it should.

Where we cover

misted and blown double glazing across the West Midlands and the towns around it, including:

Walsall Bloxwich Willenhall Dudley Stourbridge Cradley Heath Smethwick West Bromwich Tipton Cannock Wolverhampton Sutton Coldfield Birmingham Coventry Halesowen Solihull Lichfield Tamworth Rugeley Penkridge Four Oaks Burton upon Trent Stone
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