Glass Replacement

Riverplace Condos and the retail shops upon which they sit at the waterfront in S.W. Portland.

Much of the insulated glass in these aluminum-framed casement windows has been failing for many years now.

The reason some of these photos show bare trees while other photos would suggest the warmer seasons…

…is that the time between when we are asked to inspect (measure & photo document) and bid the glass replacement project, and the time when…

…the condo association and owners authorize the work can sometimes take many months.

Add to that, that inspecting all the condos slated for glass replacement often involves many trips to the job site over the course of several months, because some of the owners live out of state half the year.

You may want to click on this photo to enlarge it so as to appreciate this shot of our man-lift accessing the window openings as viewed from the docks out in the river.

The operable window-sash can usually be taken out from the interior by one or two technicians using glass-cups if the sash is not too large, after which the glass can be replaced while the sash is disassembled on a set of saw-horses. But the glass in the picture windows needs to come out to the exterior side (thus the man-lift).

Then it is passed back through the opening and handed to the technicians on the interior side. After the aluminum frames are cleaned of the old glazing-materials and new glazing-tape is applied, everything is done in reverse for the new replacement insulated glass units which were able to be transported up to the top floor via the service elevator.

Heir apparent, Jared Anderson, now in his mid 30’s, has been working in this trade since about 12 years old when he began working with his father in the summer months during school break.