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How to Fix a Broken Window in a Wooden Frame
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Tags: Broken Window, Wooden Frame, Fixing a Window, Window Repair
When a baseball comes through your wood framed window things can get complicated. Below is how to fix that broken window.
| 1. | Determine what kind of window you're dealing with |
| 2. | Remove the window from the casing if possible; take the door with the broken window off the hinges. |
| 3. | Wearing protective gloves, remove the broken glass and put it in a cardboard box or paper bag. |
| 4. | Optional step: carefully brush linseed oil on the surfaces that will be holding the caulk. |
| 5. | Carefully measure the width and length of the opening for the window. |
| 6. | You should be measuring the opening for the glass, not the visual opening. |
| 7. | Go to your friendly neighborhood hardware store or home center and have them cut the glass. |
| 8. | Insert the glass into the frame. Wood frames: with the frame secured and steady and the glass at an angle, carefully set the edge on the side shelves and slide the whole pane slowly toward the top. When you're just about there, carefully lay the glass almost flat, then guide it as you slide it into the groove at the top of the window. |
| 9. | Find the spots where the old glaziers points were, and put in new ones. |
| 10. | Open the glazing compound and put a lump about half the size of your palm into your left hand (right if you're left handed). Work it until it's soft and warm. You may have to replenish the supply in your hand more than once, depending on the size of the window. |
| 11. | Using the tip of the glaziers tool or putty knife, scoop off a section of putty from your hand and spread it into the shelf at any point. Using the knife or tool at an angle, smooth the putty along the shelf. Be sure that the putty doesn't show from the other side of the window, that is, the width of your putty shouldn't be greater than the shelf width. Continue spreading and smoothing until the sides are covered. |
| 12. | Corners. These can be tricky. Just remember that water will slide down the window and the caulking will guide the water away from the glass. You want the corners to be mitered, but smoothly mitered. |
| 13. | Once you've finished caulking the window, allow it to cure at least a day before cleaning up any spillage on the glass. You'll need to wait up to a week for the putty to cure enough to hold paint. |
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