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Default Putting a double glazed pane in an old frame

James W wrote:
I have a deep window frame above my front door. It currently has a
single glazed pane in it. I was wondering whether anyone has had any
experience getting a correct sized double glazed pane made up and
fitting it into the existing frame.

Are glazing companies willing to make a double glazed pane for this?
And would it be cheap enough to be worthwhile. Also, would the double
glazed pane fit OK into the existing pane? It is deep enough to
accomodate the pane from what I can tell.


You need to be able to accommodate a unit at least 12mm thick. Most good
DG companies will supply you with a sealed unit, and they are
surprisingly cheap. I recently bought 8 of them (1.5x1.2m average) at
about £50 each.

The key point is that it must not end up sitting in a puddle of water in
the frame. This is easily avoided through careful sealing.

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Grunff