Skylight Glass Replacement in Dunedin
Glass and Window Repair Dunedin replaces and repairs skylight glazing across the city. Cracked panes, fogged sealed units, leaking flashings and old acrylic domes that have gone brittle and yellow. Overhead glazing is a high consequence position, so replacement glass is laminated and stays in the frame if it ever breaks.
- Overhead glazing replaced in laminated safety glass
- Leaks traced to the flashing and not assumed to be the glass
- Fogged skylight units replaced in the existing frame
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Most skylight callouts here turn out to be condensation rather than a leak. A skylight is the coldest surface in the room and it sits above the warmest, wettest air in the house, so on a frosty morning it drips. Telling that apart from a failed flashing before anyone gets on the roof saves a lot of money.
Leak or condensation
A leak appears during or shortly after rain and follows the weather. Condensation appears on cold clear mornings, often with no rain at all, and it is worst in bathrooms and kitchens where the moisture load is high.
Fixing a flashing will not stop condensation. Upgrading the glazing and improving ventilation will. We work out which one you have before quoting.
Laminated glass overhead
NZS 4223 treats overhead glazing as a position where failure means glass falling on someone. Laminated glass cracks but holds together on its interlayer, so it is the standard choice. Toughened glass on its own is not appropriate overhead.
Old acrylic domes
The acrylic domes fitted through the 1970s and 80s go brittle, yellow and craze under UV, and eventually crack. They can be replaced like for like, but on most homes it is worth moving to a modern glazed unit at the same time, because the dome was single skin and it is a permanent cold spot in the ceiling.
Leak or condensation, and why it matters
Telling them apart from inside
A leak appears during or shortly after rain and follows the weather. Condensation appears on cold clear mornings with no rain at all, and it is worst in bathrooms and kitchens where the moisture load is high.
Getting that wrong is expensive, because one answer involves a roofer and the other involves glazing and a fan.
Old acrylic domes
The domes fitted through the 1970s and 80s go brittle, yellow and craze under UV until they crack. They can be replaced like for like, but they are single skin and act as a permanent cold spot in the ceiling.
Moving to a modern glazed unit at the same time usually costs little more and fixes the condensation the dome was causing.
Skylight Glass Replacement at a glance
- Glass
- Laminated safety glass for all overhead positions
- Sealed units
- Fogged skylight units replaced in the existing frame
- Leak diagnosis
- Flashing versus condensation identified before any roof work
- Acrylic domes
- Replaced like for like, or upgraded to a glazed unit
- Access
- Roof access and safety assessed before quoting
Skylight Glass Replacement in Dunedin: common questions
Why does my skylight drip on cold mornings but not in the rain?
That is condensation, not a leak. The glass is the coldest surface in the room and moist air condenses on it. Better glazing and ventilation fix it.
What glass goes in a skylight?
Laminated safety glass. Overhead glazing has to hold together if it breaks instead of falling into the room.
Can my old plastic dome be replaced with glass?
Usually yes, and it is worth doing. The old domes are single skin and act as a cold spot in the ceiling.
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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