Replacement of glass in windows of wooden and plastic

At first glance, updating the glass in the window opening may seem like an easy operation. This is partly true, but there are a lot of technical nuances, without knowing which the replacement will not produce the expected result. Improper replacement of the windows in the windows, in particular, will not provide the required level of sound and heat insulation. Not to mention the reliability of the entire window design. Therefore, you should carefully approach this procedure, taking into account all technical subtleties and not forgetting about the functions of the window opening as such.

What should I do before the replacement?

First of all, the opening for the replacement is prepared. For the whole operation, you may need a carpenter's tool, including a hammer, a mallet, a chisel. At once it will be superfluous to prepare a construction knife, spatula, sealant and tape measure with a pencil - these devices will come in handy later. If you replace the broken glass in the window, you should disassemble the structure and remove the fragments. For the convenience of the operation, it is possible to dismantle the glazing beads - these are narrow wooden slats that fix the glass sheet to the main frame. If thin nails were used to install the bead, then their dismantling can be done with one chisel. With thick and long nails it is necessary to work as a nail driver. The shtapiki are carefully seized, after which the remains of the glass with the smallest fragments are removed.

The technique of replacing glass in a wooden frame

At the time of replacing the glass in the wooden window, the frame must be freed from the fixing narrow strips. The removal of the glazing beams is sufficient to free the structure from debris, but the layer of the old sealant must remain on the site of the web. It should be cleaned and prepare a reliable base - if necessary, remove the dilapidated layer of the frame. Then the glass is replaced in a wooden window with the integration of the new canvas. By the way, measurements can be taken at this stage, as well as knowing exactly what parameters will have to be dealt with. This is important, since cleaning the surface of the frame can add a few millimeters to the height of the glass.

Installation of a new cloth is carried out also by means of hermetic and glazing beads. The lower edge of the glass is processed by the composition, and then fixed in a free aperture. Thus, the windows are replaced in windows with one and two canvases - the work in both cases is done from the side providing the most free access. At the final stage, a glazing bead is installed. It can also be secured with thin studs, but the slats must be new.

The technique of replacing glass in a PVC window

Work begins with the elimination of the same staff. Only if in the case of wooden windows they were narrow bars, then in PVC constructions it is wider and thicker plastic elements framing the inner edges of the frame. They can be pulled out along the gluing line - the glazing bead must either click off, or go soundlessly out of its groove. You need to shoot all four shtakiki, starting from the liberated corner. After that, the glass is replaced in a plastic window, the size of which has already been prepared a new cloth. By the way, because often PVC-glazed windows contain several cloths, it will not be necessary to disassemble the structure completely - only the damaged element needs to be changed.

After removing the glazing beads, it is necessary to remove the damaged glass, and then to clean the installation sites from the old sealant. It should also be taken into account that the glazing units are filled with silica gel. You can fill the interior with a new tool, but experienced masters recommend that you restore the old silicagel by heating in the oven. Installation of a new glass is carried out on the same principle as in the case of a wooden window. The canvas is framed by a sealing rubber band, after which it sits in its groove, the edges of which were previously treated with a sealant. Next, plastic stakes are installed in their place. If necessary, they can be beaten with a mallet or mallet.

Adjustment of PVC double-glazed windows

Manipulations with glass, gaskets and glazing beads inevitably affect the overall condition of the structure. Immediately after replacing the violation in the regulation of themselves will not know. But in the process of operation they can be felt in the form of inflation, the formation of cold bridges, insufficiently smoothly operating mechanisms, etc. Accordingly, a general repair of the window will be required. Glass replacement, in particular, can be accompanied by adjustment of the leaf in several positions. With the help of eccentric and hexagon key it is necessary to walk through several points of the construction:

• The position of the leaf is vertical.
• Position horizontally.
• Angles of the flaps with the adjustment of the upper and lower loops.
• Adjustment of the clamping force in the part of the eccentric locking pin.

Errors in the replacement of glass

The most critical errors are associated with measurements. As already noted, it is desirable to perform this operation at the last moment, when the structure is ready to install a new cloth and its dimensions will not change. In addition, you can not take measurements specifically for the length and width of the glass niche - on each side should be left 2-3 mm, because both the plastic and the tree, depending on the weather conditions, can expand. Further, the replacement of glasses in windows is carried out only on the condition that all consumables are dried and have passed technological training. This is especially true for glass, which, after manufacturing, must be kept for at least 24 hours for natural drying. When working with PVC windows, it is desirable to make any manipulations with mechanisms with the introduction of lubricant.

Conclusion

The wear or damage to the glass sheet also gives a good reason for the renovation of the fittings. The same glazing beads, filler of internal chambers of plastic windows and seals can be replaced only if the glass is removed. Therefore, the replacement of glasses in windows can be carried out as a complex design update. The operation itself is quite accessible even to inexperienced home masters. The main thing is to carefully approach the measurements and installation operations, and also not to save on consumables in the form of sealant and silica gel.