Emergency Glazing

Emergency glazing that secures properties fast. Hunters Glass responds to smashed shopfronts, broken conservatory panes and smashed doors. Adam and Paul carry out same-day boarding, hazard removal and on-site risk assessment; Craig manages scheduling and Brian handles insurance liaison so replacements are tracked from call to completion.

We manufacture bespoke pre-cut units and install to recognised standards, whether a single pane at home or full commercial shopfront glazing.

For homes

Broken patio door and conservatory glass. Patio doors and conservatories usually have toughened or sealed double glazed units, made to measure. On the first visit we clear the broken glass and board the opening so your home is secure and weathertight, then come back to fit the new unit.

After a break-in. The first job is getting your home secure the same day, so we board the damaged window or door with our emergency boarding up service. Once the replacement glass is ready we fit it, with paperwork for your insurer.

Accidental breakage in flats and houses. A ball through a window, a slammed door or a bird flying into the glass. We make the opening safe, and a standard single pane can often be replaced within days.

Failed double glazing. Sometimes a sealed unit has cracked or failed and left the cavity exposed. We make it safe, then replace just the sealed unit rather than the whole window. See our double glazing repairs service for misted and failed units.

For businesses

Smashed shopfronts and office glass. Vandalism to a shopfront or office leaves stock, staff and the public exposed. We board shopfronts, offices and communal building entrances to keep the premises secure and clear the broken glass, then replace it so you can trade normally again.

Working with facilities managers. Our team works with facilities managers and insurers so repairs are documented from the first call to the final fitting. For planned shopfront, partition and office glass, see our commercial glazing service.

What affects the cost of emergency glazing

There is no call-out charge for urgent jobs. What you pay depends on what the job needs:

• Making safe or fitting glass. Boarding up to make the property secure is often the first visit, and fitting the permanent glass is a second one if the glass has to be made.

• A single pane or a sealed unit. A standard single pane can often be cut and fitted quickly. A double glazed sealed unit is made to measure, so it costs more and takes longer.

• The size and type of glass. Larger panes and toughened, laminated or obscured glass cost more than a small pane of standard glass.

• Home or business. Shopfront and office glass is usually bigger and thicker than a domestic window and may need more people or access equipment to fit.