Emergency glass repair in Hobart.

Hobart’s weather does not do things by halves. A southerly change can drive rain horizontally through a broken pane within minutes, and a winter night with the window open to the elements means a cold, wet, insecure house by morning. Our first job on any emergency is to make the opening secure and weatherproof, usually with a ply board-up or a temporary glaze, so the property is protected before anything else.

Once the opening is secure we measure for the permanent replacement. The pane that broke is not always the pane that should go back in. A door, a low window below 500mm from the floor, a panel beside a door, or any glass in a bathroom must be Grade A safety glass under AS 1288, which a lot of older Battery Point and North Hobart homes do not currently have. We replace to today’s standard so you finish compliant.

Common Hobart emergency jobs.

• Break-in damage: smashed entry door or window glass, often needing toughened or laminated replacement for security.
• Storm damage: wind-driven debris through windows after a Derwent southerly, common across the eastern shore in Bellerive and Howrah.
• Accidental breakage: furniture, ladders, sports balls, the classic lounge-room window.
• Cracked panes: thermal cracks in single glazing on frosty Glenorchy and Moonah mornings, still a security and safety issue.
• Shopfront damage: commercial glass on the Hobart CBD strips that has to be secured fast and re-glazed to keep trading.

A worked example.

A typical Glenorchy job: a single-glazed timber-sash window, roughly 1100 x 800, broken in a break-in. Same-day ply board-up to secure it: around $180. Permanent replacement in 4mm toughened safety glass once measured: around $420 supplied and fitted. Total around $600, most of which is usually claimable on contents insurance once the excess is met.