On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 23:42:43 GMT, "Patrick"
wrote:

My house was built in 1984. I have windows which consist of 6 indivdual
small glass windows about 8" x 5" each on the bottom window and the same on
top in a window frame. Each window is filled, or at least was filled, with
argon gas or the like when the house was new. Some of them now have leaked
and are a white haze color. I don't want to get totally new windows. What
I want to do is repair the ones that have leaked. I've been looking on the
net and on tv about how to glaze windows, etc. Each time I see it involves
glazing. I look at the exterior of each window and it looks like each of my
windows has a small wooden frame around each one window..kind of like a
picture frame. Is this possible? They have several coats of paint on them,
so I can't see if there are any nails or recesses for nails. I haven't torn
into one yet, but I wanted to see if anyone knew whether windows where made
like this. I may end up having to buy an electric miter saw, because if
they are each framed with wood, I know I can't get them off w/o breaking
them. Thanks in advance.


Pat

If your original windows are in fact low-e gas filled then what you
"see" might not be what it actually is. I would recommend before you
actually tackle one (and perhaps destroy an otherwise good window, you
have a window restorer take a look.

See if you have a representative of BiGlass (www.biplass.com) a
company which has a process that will restore or rebuild windows.

I had all the original 6 over 6's and 8 over 8's in my 1969 house
rebuild by them into thermopane glass. They still look like the
originals and many of the frame parts are the same, but the working
components as well as the glass are completely new.

Good luck.