The Structural Integrity of Modern Laminated Glass When most drivers see a small stone chip on their windshield, they see a nuisance. When I look at it, as a master glazier with a quarter-century in the trade, I see a compromised structural diaphragm. A windshield is not just a piece of glass; it is a…
The Myth of the Stationary Glass Shop For decades, the industry standard dictated that if you had a cracked windshield or a blown thermal pane in a residential sash, you hauled your assets down to a brick-and-mortar shop. You sat in a linoleum-floored waiting room, drank stale coffee from a Styrofoam cup, and listened to…
The Thermal Reality of Mobile Glass Service A homeowner called me in a panic last winter because their windshield was literally ‘screaming’ as they drove down the highway. I walked out to their car with my digital hygrometer and a thermal imaging camera and showed them the interior humidity was hovering at 65 percent while…
