Repairs

Repairs come in all shapes and sizes and usually with challenges such as matching the glass or filling in the missing design.

If you have a broken stained glass panel, the first stage is to send us close up photos of the damage so we can make a quick assessment without the expense of a visit. From the photos we can usually determine whether or not the damage necessitates removing the panel. If we can , we prefer to fix the damage ‘in-situ” as the panels can be difficult to remove without causing even more damage.  The key issue is trying to match the glass broken as panels are usually very old and much of the glass has been discontinued. Fortunately Vintage Glass Studio have acquired a lot of old glass over the years so it is possible we can match the broken glass exactly but if not, we can usually get a very close match.Naturally it is cheaper to repair the panel without having to remove it but sometimes if there is too much damage to the glass or if the lead is broken, the panel has to be removed.  Depending on the workload, repairs can be done fairly quickly – usually within a couple of weeks. We provide temporary replacement cover whilst we work on the panel in our Timperley studio. If insurance companies are involved then we work with them to ensure the customer claim is successful.

Their normal hours of operating are between 8.30am and 6pm – Monday to Friday .

A good example of a repair is the work Ian did at Victoria Baths in Manchester on this particular door with damage to existing panels and some panels completely missing.

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The broken panels had to be removed to be repaired but a design had to be created for the missing panels. Matching glass also had to be found and the panel had to be completely re-leaded. The final result is shown in the next photo.

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