Someone Threw A Brick Threw My Glass Window How Can I Make Them Safer?
July 9, 2009 by admin
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some yob threw a brick threw my window single pane glass everywhere the first brick landed on my daughter broke my laptop but how to make my windows safer at the moment i cannot afford double glazing can anyone help
Speak to a glazier, you can get a film of very strong plastic applied to the outside, it will keep the broken glass together and may stop projectiles penetrating.http://www.film2glass.co.uk/
either replace the glass with laminated glass which is expensive or you can get clear films to stick on the inside of the glass to make a sort of laminate affect that is very good but a lot cheaper I believe fablon would work . By the way hope you daughter is OK
Clear “fablom” or sticky plastics is the cheapest. I hope it is a “one off” and daughter is safe.
Clear fablon film on the inside will hold the glass together. Its used in areas where they expect bomb blasts so I’m sure it will work with bricks. I would move house if it were me.
Cardboard is your best bet for the moment but you will need to get glazing replaced soon otherwise you are then open to burglary, bad weather etc. Good Luck x
you could try some laminated glass it has a thin piece of plastic in between two thin sheets of glass when a brick hits it you dont get glass everywere you can get it from any glazers or were they sell glass and it is not to expensive
Unfortunately this seems to be the age we live in. Wire grills would help they’re unsightly but effective, another suggestion is Georgian wired glass which has a wire mesh embedded in the glass and can be quite attractive, you may me able to see these on rear widows of some factories and workshops, or you can see samples at the glaziers. Bricks will not go through wired glass. and is a lot safer than double glazing and an awful lot cheaper. I hope you solve this problem.
fablom is definitely your best best.i would also keep an eye out for the little runt that threw the stone .maybe one of your neighbors saw who threw the stone.anyway its usually a one off thing when they smash the window,as repeat offenders usually only throw pebbles and keep all valuables material and otherwise away from the front of the window,just in case.good luck to you and your daughter.
You could put bars over the windows and install CCTV outside your house.
Install iron grills
well..hopefully no one is out to get out..and maybe it was just some dumb@s* and it was a one time thing…if you live in a neighborhood that this happens all the time…put bars on your windows..my aunt had to who lives in the nyc..maybe put some shudders on the windows ..those are less expensive im sure.
well good luck..i hope that doesn’t happen again!
~sonny
Use net curtains and make them a foot or more over length. The net catches the missile and glass.
replace with lexan or plastic. Take measurements to Tap Plastic store.
invte me down 4 the wknd,il make sure the young tem show u respect’ tel em cousin Andy comin down from glasgow and he is realy cool. good luck get a big dog x
grab the brick and throw it back that will teach them a leason
hope you reported it. i would move.
Hello, Be well stocked with hand grenades and thow back at the yobs dont worry about the windows prevention is better than cure.
Chop their arms off.
to hell with thier arms, let me at em! Sorry about your ordeal. Must be some kind of laminate you can cover the glass with!
You can get sheets of rigid galvanised wire mesh from DIY stores. This could be attached to the window frame, on the outside, with suitable clips. Be careful, though — if the window is a possible means of escape in a house fire, you should not follow this suggestion.
Hmmm….you can replaced them with tempered glass which will shatter into thousands of small blunt glass pieces when break ie car’s wind screen or with double laminated glass which has two pieces of glass glued together in between with a transparent adhesive film ie Jewelry’s store glass display counter. The latter may need the window frame to be changed as it’s thicker. Check with the window supplier or glazier for the detail and cost. Alternatively, you may install metal shutter, grille or mesh/net on the outside to prevent large objects from penetrating throught the window. Another suggestion is have your fencing higher, but do call your local council to ask if there is any rule governing the safety and aesthetics of such work. Hope that this will help you and your daughter…Bye
People have to back up the crap they talk to others!
Somebody in your family initiated this incident and you need to look into to prevent frequent repairs.
Try replacing the masonary bricks with foam or rubber ones so that they bounce off!!