Emergency Window Repair in Dunedin
Glass and Window Repair Dunedin runs a 24 hour emergency glazing service for homes, flats, shops and offices. Break in overnight, a southerly through a bedroom window, a smashed shopfront on a Saturday. We come out, clear the broken glass, board or temporarily glaze the opening, and make the building secure and weathertight. The permanent glass follows once it has been cut.
- 24 hour callout across Dunedin, Mosgiel and Port Chalmers
- Boarded and secure first, glazed once the glass is cut
- Glass cleared and the site left safe before we go
- Written report and photos for your insurer
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The student quarter accounts for a large share of the after hours calls, particularly around the start and end of semester, and central city shopfronts for most of the rest. Both need the same thing first, which is a building that is closed up before dark rather than a perfect repair by Tuesday.
What happens when you get in touch
We need three things: where you are, what has broken, and whether anyone is at risk from the glass. Loose glass hanging in a frame above a footpath or a doorway gets dealt with before anything else.
On arrival we clear the broken glass, cut back whatever is still held in the rebate, and either board the opening with plywood or fit temporary glazing where the look matters. We measure at the same visit so the permanent glass gets ordered straight away.
Break ins and what to put back
After a break in the priority is a secure building, not a finished one. Plywood screwed over the opening is faster and stronger than waiting on glass. For a retail frontage we can fit temporary glazing so the shop can trade the next morning.
If entry came through a single glazed pane in a vulnerable spot, laminated glass is worth considering on the replacement. It cracks but holds together, so an intruder has to work at it noisily instead of stepping through a clean hole.
Flats, landlords and property managers
A broken window in a rental is a maintenance obligation with a clock on it, and in the student quarter it usually happens at the worst possible hour. We can deal directly with a property manager, board up without needing anyone to be home if access is arranged, and invoice against the property rather than the tenant.
Every window we touch goes on the invoice by address and room, which makes the paperwork straightforward at the other end.
Commercial and heritage frontages
Central Dunedin has a lot of ornate stone and brick frontages with glazing set into original openings. Boarding those needs a bit more care than screwing plywood into a modern aluminium shopfront, because the fixings should not end up in the stonework.
Large shopfront panes are made to order, so full glass replacement on a big frontage is usually several days out. The board up is not.
Emergency Glass and Window Repair at a glance
- Availability
- 24 hours, 7 days
- Coverage
- Dunedin city, Mosgiel, Port Chalmers, Brighton and the Taieri
- First visit
- Clear glass, secure the opening, measure for permanent glass
- Temporary options
- Plywood board up, or temporary glazing for retail frontages
- Security glass
- Laminated recommended on vulnerable openings after a break in
- Documentation
- Photos, itemised quote and invoice for insurers
- After hours
- Emergency callout applies on top of the glazing cost
Emergency Glass and Window Repair in Dunedin: common questions
How quickly can you get here?
For genuine emergencies in the city we aim to be on site within a couple of hours, and faster where there is loose glass over a public footpath. Mark the form urgent and we will come back with a real time.
Do you board up, or do I wait for glass?
We board up on the first visit. Glass is cut afterwards, and for toughened or sealed units that takes a few days. The building is secure in the meantime.
What does an emergency callout cost?
An after hours callout sits on top of the glass and labour. Standard hours work carries no emergency loading, and we give you the callout figure before we leave.
Can you deal with my property manager?
Yes, and we often do. We can arrange access, board up without anyone on site and invoice against the property.
Recent Dunedin jobs
Got three quotes for retrofitting the front of the house. Only ones who measured every opening and explained why the south facing rooms needed different glass. Fourteen windows over three days and the difference in the mornings is obvious.
Landlord here. Had four flats assessed before the inspections. Two just needed sashes freed up and stays replaced rather than new joinery, which saved me a fortune. Straight answers and a written report I could hand over.
Slider had been jamming for years and we assumed it needed replacing. Turned out to be rollers and a bent track. Two hours, a fraction of the price we were braced for.
Fogged unit in the lounge, measured on the Tuesday and in by the following Monday. Fair price and they cleaned up after themselves.
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