At first glance, updating the glass in the windowopening may seem easy. In part, this is so, but there are many technical nuances, without the knowledge of which, performing a replacement will not give the expected result. Poor replacement of glass in the windows, in particular, will not provide an adequate 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 the technical details and not forgetting about the functions of the window opening as such.
What should be done before replacing?
The first step is to prepare the opening.for replacement. For the entire operation may require carpentry tools, among which a hammer, a mallet, a chisel. Immediately it will be useful to prepare a construction knife, trowel, sealant and tape measure with a pencil - these tools 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, you can dismantle beadings - these are narrow wooden slats that fix the glass sheet to the main frame. If thin nails were used to install the glazing bead, they can be dismantled using a single chisel. With thick and long nails will have to work as a nail puller. Beadings are carefully removed, after which the remnants of glass with the smallest fragments are removed.
Technique of replacing glass in a wooden frame
By the time the glass in the wooden window is replaced, the frameshould be released from the fixing narrow slats. Removing the glazing beads is enough to free the structure from fragments, but a layer of old sealant should remain at the site of the web. It should be cleaned and a solid base prepared - if necessary, also remove the run-down layer of the frame. Next, 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, knowing exactly what parameters you will have to deal with. This is important because stripping the surface of the frame can add a few millimeters to the height of the glass.
Installing a new canvas is also carried out whenhelp of sealant and shtapik. The lower edge of the glass is treated with the composition, after which it is fixed in the free opening. Thus, the replacement of glass in windows with one and two canvases is carried out - work in both cases is performed from the side providing the most free access. At the final stage is set bead. It can also be fastened with thin studs, but the slats must be new.
Glass replacement technology in PVC window
Work begins with the elimination of the same shtapikov.Only if in the case of wooden windows they were narrow strips, then in PVC constructions these are wider and thicker plastic elements framing the inner edges of the frame. They can be pulled out along the line of gluing - the bead should either click off or exit soundly from its groove. It is necessary to remove all four shtapika, beginning from the freed corner. After this, the glass is replaced in a plastic window, to the dimensions of which a new canvas has already been prepared. By the way, since PVC windows often contain several canvases, you will not need to completely disassemble the structure - you only need to change the damaged element.
After removal, the beadings need to be pulled out.damaged glass, then clean the installation site from the old sealant. It should also be borne in mind that the double-glazed windows are filled with silica gel. You can fill the inner space and a new tool, but experienced craftsmen recommend restoring the old silica gel by heating in the oven. Installation of 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, and then sits in its groove, the edges of which were previously treated with sealant. Next are installed in their place and plastic beadings. If necessary, they can be knocked down with a mallet or a hammer.
Adjustment of PVC double-glazed window
Handling glass, seals and beadingsinevitably affect the overall condition of the structure. Immediately after replacing the violation in the adjustment, they will not know about themselves. But in the process of operation, they can be felt in the form of blowing, formation of cold bridges, insufficiently smoothly operating mechanisms, etc. Accordingly, a general repair of the window will be required. Glass replacement, in particular, may be accompanied by adjustment of the sash in several positions. With the help of eccentrics and a hex key, you need to go through several points of the structure:
- The position of the sash is vertical.
- Horizontal position.
- The corners of the valves with the setting of the upper and lower loops.
- Adjusting the clamping force in the part of the eccentric locking pin.
Errors when replacing glass
The most critical errors are related to measurements.As already noted, it is desirable to perform this operation at the last moment, when the design is ready for the installation of a new web and its dimensions will not change. In addition, it is impossible to measure the dimensions specifically for the length and width of the glass niche - 2-3 mm should be left on each side, since both plastic and wood can expand, depending on weather conditions. Further, the replacement of glasses in the windows is carried out only under the condition that all consumables are dried and undergone technological training. This is especially true of glass, which, after manufacturing, must be kept for at least a day for natural drying. When working with PVC windows, all manipulations with the mechanisms are desirable to be carried out with lubrication.
Conclusion
Worn or damaged glass sheets alsogives a good reason to update the accessories. The same beadings, the filler of the inner chambers of the plastic windows and the seals can be replaced only if the glass is removed. Therefore, the replacement of glass in the windows can be made as a comprehensive update of the design. The operation itself is quite accessible even to inexperienced home craftsmen. The main thing is to carefully approach the measurement and installation operations, and also not to save on consumables in the form of sealant and silica gel.
