Window replacement from local glass place?
Today I was driving south down US-95 in Idaho and past the Hell's Canyon area as the road finally reaches a broad valley, a window in my trailer broke! My wife an I were debating what the sound was a...
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The glass alone can be replaced.
The window does not need to be removed. It can be done in place.
Your broken glass is tempered, as indicated by the picture. Looks like it could be tinted too.
They need to remove the sealed unit from the frame, cut another piece of glass, using the remaining piece as a template, send it out to have it tempered and then cut the inside layer of glass away from the spacer bar, clean it up and make a new unit from the two pieces. The spacer bar could be reused but it is advisable to replace it if possible.
This job is not RV specific. The application of replacing broken glass is standard across many different styles and types of windows, regardless of where they are installed.
The window does not need to be removed. It can be done in place.
Your broken glass is tempered, as indicated by the picture. Looks like it could be tinted too.
They need to remove the sealed unit from the frame, cut another piece of glass, using the remaining piece as a template, send it out to have it tempered and then cut the inside layer of glass away from the spacer bar, clean it up and make a new unit from the two pieces. The spacer bar could be reused but it is advisable to replace it if possible.
This job is not RV specific. The application of replacing broken glass is standard across many different styles and types of windows, regardless of where they are installed.
