doubleglazing window

[wayneparker]

I have just moved in to my house and noticed that the main bedroom window as condensation in between the window and very dirty in between aswell.Does this mean i will need to bye a new window? Thanks for your help.

[WendyS]

This does sometimes happen if the double glazing gets a little elderly and the rubber gasket holding in the glass starts to leak.(It's normally the outside rubber seals which fail due to being exposed to extreme weather conditions). You won't have to replace the whole window frame (i.e. including the plastic part). The glazier will probably fit two new pieces of glass (internal and external) and new rubber seals. Get more than one quote. I'm assuming that you have sealed double glazing units, and not the secondary double glazing, where condensation will appear all the time whenever windows are open and moist air gets in through the various gaps

[Ethel]

Replacing the glass unit should not be too expensive, depending on the size of course.

I was pleasantly surprised to pay only �45 last year for a reasonable sized unit to be replaced.

[Clanad]

Both Wendy S and Ethel are correct with the exception... if the window is very old, say more than 10 years (at least here in the U.S.) the double glazed, gas filled window to be replaced now, only has about one half inch separating the two pieces of glass. The newer ones have at leat three quarters of an inch seperation and use Low-E g;ass, providing coniderably more insulating properties and UV ray protection.. This type will not be adaptable to your current frame and you may, depending on many aspects, wish to replace the entire unit...