What to do when only one pane is broken in a double pane window

Single Pane of Glass in Dual Pane

There are many times when people in Phoenix have a dual pane window or sliding glass door that is broken where only the interior or exterior pane are broken. In these cases, they may be thinking that they only have to replace the broken pane. The truth about this is that when the replacement comes it will be more than just the single pane of glass.

Dual Panes Come Sealed Together as one Insulated Unit

When you have a dual glazed window with only one pane broken you still need to replace the whole insulated unit.(IG) Dual pane windows come as one sealed piece. They consist of 2 panes of glass with a spacer between the panes. The glass can range anywhere from 1/16″ single strength to 1/8 or 1/4 in thickness. When you put two pieces of glass and the seal or spacer in between that gives you the overall thickness of the unit that needs to match the original window frame size. These are cleaned and sealed in a special glass manufacturing facility. Watch out for any company that offers to repair just one pane of glass.  This is not the proper way to do it and the seal will most likely fail again. These windows will be vulnerable to fogginess, moisture failure and seal failure.

Manufactured Insulated Glass Units in Phoenix AZ

Insulated Glass Unit (IGU) Notice the spacer between the panes

A proper Dual pane window replacement unit comes from a distributor like Glaztech, Old Castle, Stadium and other quality glass distributors in Phoenix. We use only the highest quality dual pane units made from the best distributors in the country. We also get our window parts from the best shops. These include TruLite, Old Castle and C R Laurence. Give us a call today if you are in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Mesa, Tempe, Glendale, Peoria, Avondale, Chandler or Paradise Valley. We operate throughout the entire Valley.

Valleywide Glass LLC

Glass Replacement Specialists in Phoenix AZ