r/glazing

We have 20 6’x7’ mirrors and a few other huge ones 6’x11’. W always demo them, but my guys want me to bring them to shop and list them. Will I be able to offload them? I’d prefer it vs. breaking them.

I’ve been in the glass and glazing industries for about 10 years, as I’m looking to advance my education in hopes to lend management roles. I’m currently feel that the area I need the most improvement in is reading and understanding, blueprint and drawings.

When searching online I came across the following course from NGA (I am not a member)

Reading Construction Documents (Bluebeam)

https://nga.topclasslms.com/topclass/searchCatalog.do?catId=998868

My main question is- is the course still worth it if I don’t have access to blue beam.

Would you be able to recommend any other courses that are specifically for blueprint and drawing reading for the glass and glazing industry?

Curious what work and job prospects are looking like in different cities? My partner is Local 188/Seattle, and it seems like Western Washington is dried up and nowhere is hiring. Last time it was this bad was the 2008 recession. Some non-union shops are hiring but at a fraction of the pay of course. I have my own thoughts on why work is so slow (COVID really screwing a lot of big builds downtown, rising costs and tariffs) but am curious if this is happening elsewhere.

Are others seeing this trend in your areas? Or is work booming?

Just wondering how the change order process is where you work. Typically, we send in a change order quote and that's the end of it, but we've seen more requests for "backup" and invoices. Just wondering what the norm is for you all.

I am bidding for a project where the architectural drawings shows wooden doors in aluminum framing.
What aluminum system should I use?

I'm trying to decide whether to get casements, single-hung, or double-hung windows for a new 3 season room. The windows will be quite large (about 42 inches wide by 60 inches tall). This is in the northeast where summers are hot and winters are freezing. As I understand it, pros of casements are that they allow full ventilation for good cooling during the heat, but are very tight sealing and energy efficient for when it is cold. (The room will not be heated, so not really usable in the winter.) The main cons I can think of are that it seems like the hardware fails quite frequently and it's easier for rain to get in if left open. The pros of single/double-hung windows are that they are cheaper (in these sizes anyway) and rarely fail. The con is less ventilation. I've never opened the top sash of a window ever in my life, but I guess I might want to in a 3 season room to let the hot air escape.

Anything else I'm not considering? Any recommendations among these options?

Hi everyone,

First time posting here, and I’ve never replaced a window before so apologies if any of my wording doesn’t make sense.

Had a glazier in to look at my windows which had some blown window panes. My mum has been sorting this for me as the property is close to where she lives. I was under the impression that the glass would take 10 days to be delivered (which would be fair enough) but my mum spoke to the glazier today who apparently said that it takes 10 days to put the order in for the glass (which still hasn’t been done), let alone getting it delivered. It’s apparently special safety glass, but this still seems really weird to me.

I’m going to talk to the glazier myself tomorrow to see if I can get a clearer idea of the situation, but any advice on how long we’d expect to reasonably wait for the glass to be ordered and delivered would be much appreciated. Thanks!

Just knocked out my first glazing attempt with many more on the way. I bought a glazing kit from Atlas Preservation, which includes the Sarco dual glaze. My strategy was to grab a ball of glaze with my left hand and use a knife in my right hand to smoosh off a bit into the rabbet. When the ball of glaze was spent I would grab another ball and continue.

The problem was that by the second/third ball of glaze in my hand, it became a sticky, almost glue like mess. I'm trying to find a resolution to this but I feel like I've found conflicting information. Some people say to knead it before using it. Others say kneading it makes it sticky. I've seen videos of people making a tube/snake of the glaze and kind of feeding it into the putty knife as you go along the rabbet. That was completely impossible for me, there would be no way for me to shape this stuff into a tube without it getting gluey. Looking for any guidance on this. Weather-wise, it was low 60s and very low humidity.

Follow up question/issue: I completed my glazing and was mildly satisfied with my first attempt. I put everything away, cleaned up, showered, went out to dinner, and came back into the room that contains the window and noticed that the glazing is just too thick. It extends too far beyond the rabbets. I didn't notice this from outside but it's very noticeable from inside. I'd like to cut it back, but it would be at least a full day before I could get back at it. Is there any issue with attempting to trim it back after a few days? Or would it need to be fully reworked?

I need some help. I was given a free semi frameless shower. The thing is that it was intended for a bigger shower. The glass was too big and there was no room to enter. I ordered new glass with my own measurements. I used JB weld for the wheels and a year later one slipped off. Thankfully the glass didn’t blow up. Can someone recommend a better glue to use??