How To Replace Broken Home Window Glass

Always remove the broken glass carefully and clean the area around the window frame before replacing with new materials.

How to replace broken home window glass.

Wear sturdy work gloves. Using painter s tape or duct tape tape an x shape in the middle of the glass to be removed. Dispose of fragments in your regular trash. If the glass is just cracked you may need to scrape out the putty or heat the old glazing compound to loosen the broken glass.

This can mean that your home is left exposed to the elements for days at at time. Before you remove any broken glass tape newspaper to the inside of the sash to catch any fragments. You need to remove the window sash take it to a glass service store order replacement glass for whichever panes are damaged and then replace the broken pane with new glass. Window glass usually cannot be recycled.

If the entire window is shattered the remaining pieces will be easy to remove. You may also want to lay a drop cloth to protect your floors and furniture near the damaged window. Put on heavy cut proof gloves and eye protection. Remove every trace of the putty.

Clean the window frame to prepare the window for re glazing. The next step is to remove the old putty from the window frame with wither a wood chisel putty knife or jackknife. Also pad the glass with newspaper when you take it to or from the store. Carefully remove the broken glass from the window.

Step 1 removing broken glass. There are several diy ways to fix a broken double pane glass window.