I live in a condo, and I have a sun-room kind of balcony. It's covered entirely in glass panels. The glass is double-layered, so over time it's become foggy between the two panels. The association/neighborhood is forcing me to do something about it, because it looks bad. What are my options? I don't want to replace all of the glass, because that is quite a bit too costly for me. Are there companies that do this sort of thing? Give me some sources.
2007-09-16 04:31:30 · 4 answers · asked by Stupid Flanders 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Is it possible to somehow fix this myself? If not, what do those companies do exactly? How will they fix this? Is replacing the windows the only solution?
2007-09-16 04:47:49 · update #1
Well, the problem is not the glass specifically. You have a double pane panels and normally the panel as a unit is sealed. You have a broken seal. Moisture got in and you see fog. Wheather the unit is just sealed unit or filled with Argon gas, the results of broken seal are the same - FOG. There is no way to repair it. Contact a glass company and have it replaced. Replacement panels may also in some cases be sold by the company that sold or installed the door itself.
Good Luck!
2007-09-19 07:40:06 · answer #1 · answered by Derek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know where you live, but look in the yellow pages under "glass" and you will find glass repair shops. If the ad says they sell insulated glass they can fix it. They will usually come out and give you a free estimate, get 3 to be sure the price is legitimate. You can also ask the condo office who they recommend, because you are probably not the first one to which this has happened. Fogged glass is 'failed glass' in it's job to insulate, so it will also be more energy efficient to have it fixed.
The cost may be higher because of the location of the glass too. If it can be done from the inside instead of the outside, because you are high up in the building, it will be cheaper on the actual labor costs.
2007-09-16 11:39:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not the glass, it's the gas in between the panes. There's argon gas that keeps the panes from fogging in the cold mornings etc. when this gas leaks out, you get foggy windows. You have to have a glass company come in and replace the gas and reseal the windows, I would get three estimates.
If the association is the one making noise about this, I would ask them if they're willing to pay something on it, otherwise keep quiet.
2007-09-17 08:08:44 · answer #3 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this needs replaced, maybe one pain at a time,
cost about $50 per pain ,
what u have is ,glass that has .broken seals
hence the fog.
2007-09-16 11:44:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋