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It was seven thirty-five on a Saturday morning when when the crash almost made you drop your coffee. Your teenage son, hoping to win the use of the car to get to a concert at the Rio Tinto Stadium that evening, was atop a step ladder madly cleaning out the gutters. To save time, rather than climb down off of the ladder and move it a couple of feet he decided to lean out farther than he ought to. And that was that.

He inadvertently tore down a six foot section of gutter, smashed a perfectly healthy hydrangea, knocked the ladder into the kitchen window, and just about broke his fool neck. Happily, he was okay – which is more than you can say for your hydrangea. Your brother-in-law is planning to come down next weekend to fix the gutter. That only leaves the broken kitchen window.

Frankly, it’s a wonder that the ladder did not send broken glass into the sink and across the kitchen floor. You instructed you son to put on a pair of work gloves and carefully place some duct tape along the broken pane. Now you have a dangerous nineteen inch shard of glass being held flush between two larger pieces of glass by a web of duct tape. When you suggested (mostly in jest) that maybe the glass repair bill should come out of his allowance he offered to replace it himself. A bad idea for a number of reasons.

## Broken glass is quite dangerous

It is easy to underestimate just how sharp and dangerous broken glass can be. A freshly broken pane of window glass can have some edges that are razor sharp. Glass is heavier than we sometimes assume and pulling large pieces from a frame, especially if it is at an awkward angle can actually be quite treacherous.

## Glass is tricky to clean up and dispose of safely

Once you’ve managed to remove a window’s worth of glass then you need to dispose of it which isn’t always easy. A cardboard box is, of course, always ideal but we don’t always have a big enough box for that, do we? You can spend some time wrapping glass in newspaper or taping over the edges but even still it can’t safely be put in a garbage bag.

## Glass can be both awkward and heavy

A full pane of window glass, depending on the size and thickness can be surprisingly heavy. The edges, even on an unbroken pane, can still be dangerous at times and it isn’t always easy to maneuver a pane into an existing frame. That a professional installer makes home glass repair look relatively easy speaks far more directly to his experience as an installer than the simplicity of proper glass handling techniques.

## Poor glass installation is costly over time

The other critical reason to have a professional repair your windows is that a inadequately installed pane of window glass can mean a real flaw in the insulation of your home. A broken window should always be properly and professionally assessed and repaired. The money you are hoping to save on a DIY window repair job can easily leak out the exact same window year after year in terms of energy costs.

Salt Lake City windows can be quickly and affordably replaced and repaired, seven days a week, by countless trained professionals. Even glass firms that specialize in home renovations and things like European shower doors will frequently offer emergency home glass repair. Don’t risk making a bad situation even worse. Get in touch with a professional to come repair that broken kitchen window.

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