Glass Replacement

We offer a wide variety of glass replacement services for your house or apartment. Our technicians will provide the proper type of glass, and perform a safe, quality installation.

If you have a broken window, we hope the following information will be helpful.

1. The first step is to identify the type of glass required for the replacement:

• Single Pane- a single piece of glass in the window frame.
• Dual Pane (also called Insulated Glass)- 2 pieces of glass separated by an aluminum spacer, sealed together and then installed into a window frame. Dual pane windows may have grids or muntins that make the window look like it has many small separate panes of glass. Please mention if your window has grids and the grid pattern. Please note: A dual pane unit is a sealed unit that provides energy efficiency. If one piece of glass in the dual pane unit is broken and the other is intact, the entire unit must still be replaced.
• Tempered glass- Annealed (regular or natural) glass can be strengthened through a process called tempering, which allows the glass to break in a safer manner (shatters in small pieces) than annealed glass. It is required by building codes for many glass applications where there is a high risk of broken glass causing injury. Common codes requiring tempered glass include, but are not limited to:
  • within 24” of a door
  • within 18” of the floor
  • within a shower stall
  • above a bathtub
  • Any door (excluding cabinet doors)

  Tempered glass can be used in both single pane and dual pane windows.

2. Next, identify the type of frame. The most common are wood, aluminum and vinyl.

3. Measure the window. It is important to have an approximate size of the glass required.

4. Call, fax or email us with this information for a quick, free and friendly phone quote. Provide any other details that may affect the glass replacement (example: higher than first floor; colored or obscure glass; broken frame; missing parts; prior repair done incorrectly, etc)

To save time and money, we also offer repairs if you bring the window into our shop. Same day service may be available. Call ahead.

Many replacements can be completed in one visit (single pane, non-tempered glass; or standard size patio doors), while others will require a visit to measure and identify the glass, and a return trip for installation after the glass has been fabricated.
Call us today for more information on this or any of our other services.

Waiver: While we will perform a professional installation in a careful manner, we cannot be held responsible for damage to customer owned materials including wood stops, vinyl stops and grids. Touch-up paint may be required (not provided by King’s glass).