Glazing

After leading the window is sealed by brushing a cement into the gaps between the glass and the lead. When dry the window is cleaned of excess cement and the lead work polished.

Although a leaded window is self supporting up to 0.2 m2 and 0.1 m2 in a door or opening window. Over these sizes supporting bars are required. Originally these would have been in iron but modern practice is to use brass rod to prevent damage to the frame from corrosion. Another alternative is steel bar's set inside the lead came, but the pattern must accommodate a horizontal line through the design at regular intervals.

Leaded windows were originally fitted into fixed stone and timber frames, with openings made of flat iron with the window attached with soldered wires. These were sealed with a small bead of stone cement or putty.

We will arrange a time to fit your window around any other trades people you may have working on your property, such as builders, painters and decorators or carpenters.

Your new window will be fitted by a qualified and experienced glazer with the minimum of fuss, mess and inconvenience. This takes an hour per window on average but will vary depending on the glazing method employed.