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Our place has single-glazed windows and they let in heat and noise. - Is it actually worth retrofitting to double glazing here? - Does it meaningfully cut the AC bill and the nois…
Our windows let in a lot of heat and glare, and I've seen window film advertised for heat, glare, privacy and even shatter-safety. - Does applying film to existing glass actually…
One of our window/door glass panes has cracked (not shattered). - Can cracked glass actually be repaired, or does the whole pane/unit have to be replaced? - How do I know if it's…
We want a pergola/shade structure over the terrace and I'm torn between wood (looks lovely) and aluminium (looks low-maintenance). - Given the UAE sun, heat and occasional damp, w…
The rubber gaskets/seals around my aluminium windows are cracking and coming away, and the windows feel draughty and let a lot of heat in. - Can just the seals/gaskets be replaced…
Water escapes from my frameless glass shower screen onto the bathroom floor every time we shower — pooling outside the enclosure. It's starting to worry me for the floor and the d…
Tilal Al Ghaf is stunning, but the villas are very much modern architectural designs — glass everywhere: floor-to-ceiling glazing, glass stairwells, big sliding walls opening onto…
One of the big floor-to-ceiling glass panels in my apartment has gone permanently foggy between the panes — the classic failed sealed unit. In a villa I've learned you just replac…
I love the look of a frameless glass balustrade (railing) — I want one for the internal staircase and the balcony edge. It keeps the space open and the view clear versus a metal r…
Our Al Furjan villa is one of the newer designs with a lot of glass — big windows, a glazed stairwell, wide sliding doors to the garden. It's bright and lovely in winter, but in s…
Several of my windows have gone foggy between the panes — a permanent misting/condensation I can't clean because it's inside the sealed glass. From reading here I gather the edge…
Our shower screen is tired — the seals are gone and it leaks onto the bathroom floor — so I'm replacing it. I'm torn between a cheaper framed one and a smarter frameless glass pan…
I've got one big space I want to split into two — part working/office area, part seating — but I don't want to lose the open, light-filled feel, so a solid wall is out. A glass pa…
We moved to Umm Suqeim for the beach proximity and love it, but the sea has a downside I underestimated: salt air is hard on aluminium and glass. Compared to my old inland apartme…
We're near the water and the difference the sea air makes is real — the sliding doors have gone stiff, some of the window handles look pitted, and there's a hazy film building on…
Every window in the flat seems to leak fine dust and hot air around the aluminium frames — the sills are permanently gritty and the AC never keeps up near them. The glass itself i…
Just moved into a high-floor apartment in Downtown and the aluminium sliding doors and big glass panels behave differently to my old low-rise — more wind noise, a draught, and gri…
The sliding door to my balcony has got really stiff — I have to yank it and it judders along the track. It used to glide. What causes this, and can it be fixed without replacing t…
One of my double-glazed windows has misted up between the two panes of glass — I can't wipe it because it's inside the sealed unit. Can this be fixed, or does the whole window nee…
The few rainy days we get, water seeps in along the bottom of the aluminium window frames in one room. The glass itself is fine. Is this a re-sealing job or something structural?