We offer a complete design service to create a bespoke leaded pattern or coloured lead design for you. Secondary glazing has some disadvantages that we have covered in a previous article as well as major advantages, like that it can be installed in listed buildings. If you are looking for a new set of double-glazed windows in your property and want to maintain or inject an architectural feature into your home, perhaps you should consider leaded windows. They’re a feature that adds character to a property and lets extra light flood in, whilst also adding space to the interior of the room. uncoated natural lead, which, when applied to the glass and exposed to the elements, will oxidise down to the traditional gun metal grey finish which is so familiar.

the door and windows will be grey I think - he thinks diamond lead is "in keeping with the house" yet I have spoke to 3 window companies who tell me it is unusual to have new windows installed with diamond lead. Leaded glass windows are windows created using small panels of glass (quarries) to create a pattern or design and form the window.Leave them as they are – If your leaded windows are well constructed and fitted and you aren’t losing heat or suffering from noise pollution, you are perfectly entitled to leave well alone for another couple of years.

At Manchester Window Factory, our skilled team of certified glazers have more than 25 years of experience in dealing with a variety of windows and doors, including those featuring leaded glass.Based on very traditional window design, these modern versions allow a home to blend into its environment or can be a fantastic replacement for windows in older cottages and houses. With the introduction of more affordable double glazing come along the mock Georgian effect windows where the glazing spars are supported between the panes of glass, normally made of 18 or 25 mm white aluminium profiles.

Particularly in winter, the overall process only takes a couple of days as there is constantly moisture in the air. The option to install the double glazing in front of the leaded glass will work well for non-listed buildings with mixed styles of windows in one property, where some windows are leaded and some are not. Lead is now only decorative and the most popular modern patterns are repeating squares or diamonds though many others are possible. This is because secondary glazing doesn’t interfere with what is already in place, and it doesn’t harm or change the structure of the window of the building. Years ago I did it on some replacement glass panels in an old kitchen so they sort of matched the others.Decrease quantity for Regalead 3mm natural finish lead strip for use on windows and doors 20 metre self adhesive. There is also increasing demand for their use in contemporary new homes and minimalist conversion properties due to their clean, sharp lines. Leaded glass windows are often featured in front doors, property entrances and hallways, bedrooms, kitchens, and bathrooms. There are various methods of achieving this the best is by far to use a Duplo type spacer bar inside the sealed unit cavity and apply the glazing spars to both the exterior and room side, when viewed this will give the effect of individual sealed units and more pleasing to the eye.