Glass and Window Repair in Dunedin Central, Dunedin

Central Dunedin is not an ordinary commercial glazing job. The gold rush from 1861 rebuilt the centre in stone: timber churches became cathedrals, banks were built as temples and the warehouses along Cumberland, Vogel and Bond Streets were styled as palazzos. The city ended up with the largest collection of Victorian and Edwardian buildings in the country, and a great deal of it still has glazing set into original openings.

Boarding a heritage frontage properly

Screwing plywood into a modern aluminium shopfront is straightforward. Doing it on a carved stone or moulded brick surround is not, because nothing should end up fixed into the stonework and the surround is usually the most valuable part of the frontage.

We board back to the timber or steel behind the opening wherever we can, pack rather than drill, and for retail we would usually rather fit temporary glazing so the shop does not look closed while it waits for glass.

Original openings, non standard sizes

Nothing in a nineteenth century frontage is a stock size, and very little of it is square. Every pane gets measured individually, and on a large frontage we template rather than trust a tape, because a toughened pane that is 4mm out cannot be trimmed on site.

Shopfront glazing is a walk into position under NZS 4223, so it goes back toughened or laminated. On frontages that have been hit before, laminated is worth the difference because it holds together rather than dropping out in one go.

Body corporates, landlords and staged work

Much of the precinct is tenanted, and the first question is nearly always whether the glazing is the building owner's responsibility or the tenant's. We provide an itemised scope that separates the two so a committee or a property manager can make a decision without another site visit.

On buildings with a lot of original glass we can stage the work frontage by frontage or panel by panel across a budget cycle rather than quoting one number nobody can approve.

What we get called out for in Dunedin Central

• Window Repair in Dunedin Central, diagnosed before anything is quoted, not after.
• Glass Repair in Dunedin Central, common sizes measured and glazed in 24 to 48 hours.
• Leaking Window Repair in Dunedin Central, water tested bottom up until the leak shows itself.
• Window Condensation Solutions in Dunedin Central, tells you whether the glass, the frame or the room is the problem.
• Healthy Homes Window Compliance in Dunedin Central, openable area measured room by room against the 5 percent rule.

Dunedin Central sits on the same run as North Dunedin, Mornington and Caversham, so we are usually in the area anyway.