As your local Earley glaziers we understand that if the worst happens and you suffer a broken window/door etc., then you will require a fast and efficient service. Local Earley glaziers specialise in this service offering a 30-90 minute response time. We cover the Earley and all the surrounding areas 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year.
We cover all aspects of glazing in Earley from a small broken window to a large shop front. We have a fast turnaround on double glazed units and types of safety glass.
All our Earley glaziers are vetted to our agreed standards and undergo criminal record checks. As a company we are a member of safe contractor and construction online. We have no callout charges and offer an emergency board up service.
Covering all glass services:
- Emergency Glazing in Earley
- Emergency Boarding in Earley
- Express Window Repairs
- Double Glazing
- Float Glass
- All Types of Safety Glass
- Laminated Glass
- Toughened Glass
- Wired Glass
- Mirrors
- Earley Shop fronts
- Fire glass
- Leadlights Repaired and Replaced
- Roof Glazing
- Tinted Glass
- And Many More.... (All Enquires Welcome)
The following example illustrates the type of work we undertake in Earley. Refresh you page for more
Toughened Glass
There are two types of “Toughened” glass; “heat-treated” and “chemically treated”. There are two further types of “heat-treated” glass, “heat-strengthened”, and “fully-tempered”. Fully-tempered heats the glass to above its annealing point, and then rapidly cools the glass. This makes it approximately four to six times tougher than standard float glass, enabling it to qualify as a safety glass that conforms to BS 6206 Class A.
Heat-strengthened follows a similar process, but is only twice as tough, and does not qualify as a safety glass. Chemical toughening involves running the glass through a bath of molten potassium nitrate, which exchanges the smaller sodium ions in the glass, with the bigger potassium ions in the molten bath.
The advantages of this are two-fold; the glass is tougher than when heat treated, and this approach can be applied to glass of complex shapes and sizes, making it suitable not just for glass sheets, but also for glass ornaments, and glass of unusual sizes.
