Split Across the Middle, Late in the Evening at Point Lonsdale
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A homeowner in Point Lonsdale reported a smashed bottom window panel late in the evening. The glass had split across the middle, leaving the house exposed.
A pane split across the middle is not stable
A crack in a corner can sometimes hold. A split running across the centre of a pane has divided the sheet in two, and each half is now supported on three sides instead of four.
That is a window waiting for the next gust or the next door slam. It is why this one could not sit boarded until the morning without a reasonable chance of the whole thing coming out overnight.
After hours, same day
Our glaziers attended after hours and completed the replacement rather than making safe and returning.
The damaged pane was carefully removed and replaced with new laminated safety glass compliant with AS1288, which gives the opening both immediate security and better long-term durability than what came out of it.
Before
After
The job in short
- Site: Residential, Point Lonsdale
- Damage: Bottom window panel split across the middle
- Response: After hours, same day, full replacement rather than a board-up
- Replacement: Laminated safety glass to AS1288
