Fixing double glazing

[davver]

Say you had one of those PVC double glazing windows, with two larger windows of about 120x50cm on the bottom and two small ones above, and say (for the sake of argument) you had broken one of the inner panes in one of the larger windows. Would it be possible to just get a replacement pane or would you have to buy a whole new unit? If anyone has any idea of cost I'd be very ineterested to know that too!

This is all purely hypothetical of course!

[Ethel]

I had the same thing recently - the replacement glass cost about �50 with fitting.

I used a small local company - marvelous job they did too!

[markja]

davver,between your hypothetical panes would have been an inert gas. it helps insulate the window unit & stops condensation.

hypotzzzzzzzzly you could try wickes or b&q to see if they've got a unit that matches the one you didn't break. or as ethel says, you could try a local company, in the future if you ever needed to.... by pure chance/coincidence.

[buildersmate]

There are hundreds of different sizes so the chance of finding something off-the-shelf is unfortunately slim. Because there are hundreds of different sizes, there is a whole industry geared up to supplying custom-made double glazed units (DGU) to glaziers. Indeed some of the big glaziers do this job themselves. The majority of DGUs are not filled with inert gas - just air - but they are sealed to stop condensation forming in the gap. Do as Ethel suggests.