Home Repair: Single pane glass repair in an aluminum frame,part 2

Single pane glass repair in an aluminum frame,part 2

Written by John Rocco

This week we are going to continue our series on single pane window glass repair. Let's talk about broken glass in a fixed window, usually referred to as a picture window. The most common type will have metal stops on repparttar outside, around all four edges of repparttar 100055 window glass. Sometimes these stops will be held in place with screws, and other times there will be aluminum stops that snap in place. In some rare instances there will be a rubber material in place of metal. If you have repparttar 100056 screw type, you remove all of repparttar 100057 screws and each piece will come out. If you have repparttar 100058 metal snap in stops, carefully pry repparttar 100059 stop from repparttar 100060 frame using a small, flat screwdriver or a putty knife. You want to start in a corner and work along repparttar 100061 stop until it comes out. Don't pry too much because repparttar 100062 stops can bend very easily. If you have repparttar 100063 rubber type, pry a corner away using repparttar 100064 screwdriver, grab it with your fingers, and pull out repparttar 100065 rubber. The glass shouldn't fall out because there is a glue or tape on repparttar 100066 edge, holding repparttar 100067 glass in place.

From here, You can get your measurements for repparttar 100068 new piece of glass. The glass edges will be exposed, and you can hook your tape measure to repparttar 100069 edge and get your width and height. If there is a hole in repparttar 100070 glass, measure repparttar 100071 glass thickness. If there isn't a hole, put on some gloves and carefully push on repparttar 100072 glass where repparttar 100073 crack is located. This will expose repparttar 100074 edge so you can measure it. When you go to get repparttar 100075 new glass, you're going to need a tube of silicone to replace repparttar 100076 glue or tape holding repparttar 100077 glass in place. Once you get repparttar 100078 glass home, you need to remove repparttar 100079 old glass. Go inside and cut between repparttar 100080 glass and frame using a utility knife with a new blade. This will cut away repparttar 100081 silicone or tape that is holding repparttar 100082 old glass. Be sure to wear heavy gloves during this process to avoid getting cut. Start at repparttar 100083 top and cut across from one corner to repparttar 100084 other. Then cut down one side, from top to bottom. Do repparttar 100085 other side repparttar 100086 same way. At this point repparttar 100087 glass should fall out. You should place a tarp or sheet under repparttar 100088 window to catch repparttar 100089 glass as it falls out. Using a stiff putty knife, scrape off repparttar 100090 old silicone or tape from repparttar 100091 frame. If there were setting blocks on repparttar 100092 bottom, be sure to reuse them. They act as shims to raise repparttar 100093 glass off repparttar 100094 bottom.

Hidden Causes of Water Damage in the Home

Written by Ed Bishop

In addition to causing destruction, water damage also has an adverse affect to repparttar indoor air quality of your home.

Damage from water can cause wood rot, insect infestation and mold .

The obvious causes of water damage are leaking roofs, windows, doors, foundation cracks and visible plumbing leaks.

These are fairly easy to detect, enabling a quick repair before maximum damage occurs.

The not-so-obvious culprits are moisture behind finished basement walls that are insulated with fiberglass; poor grading around foundation walls and air leaks that occur between repparttar 100054 living space and attic.

Insulating finished basement walls with fiberglass is not a good idea.

Fiberglass will absorb water and not allow it to travel through repparttar 100055 wall, preventing a drying effect. Some people think installing a plastic barrier in repparttar 100056 wall is repparttar 100057 answer, but this approach only traps moisture.

A better way is to use rigid insulation (also known as blue board). This insulation is semi-permeable and allows moisture to travel through repparttar 100058 wall, allowing it to dry.

Water can also enter repparttar 100059 basement if repparttar 100060 grade of repparttar 100061 land is pitched toward repparttar 100062 house.

Grading repparttar 100063 soil away from repparttar 100064 house and adding rain gutters will guide rainwater away from repparttar 100065 house.

Openings from repparttar 100066 house to repparttar 100067 attic and poor ceiling insulation in houses located in colder climates can lead to ice dams that cause water to back up into repparttar 100068 house.

Air leakage from repparttar 100069 house to repparttar 100070 attic will carry moisture in repparttar 100071 form of humidity into repparttar 100072 attic that can form water on repparttar 100073 underside of repparttar 100074 roof leading to rotting and mold.

Typical leakage points between repparttar 100075 house and attic are:

* leaky attic hatches * holes drilled for plumbing pipes and electrical wires that penetrate repparttar 100076 attic and are usually not sealed * Recessed light fixtures that are not repparttar 100077 airtight type * Exhaust fans that vent directly into repparttar 100078 attic

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