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Boarding and glazing guides
Plain answers to the questions people ask after a window breaks, a door is forced or a building is left empty.
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What to do when a window is smashed
The first steps after a window breaks: make it safe, photograph it, clear up and get it covered. -
How to secure a property after a break-in
What to do after a break-in, from the police report to boarding, locks, glass and your insurer. -
What boarding up involves and how long it can stay
How a board is measured, cut and fixed, what it does to the frame and how long it can stay up. -
Toughened or laminated glass: which one you need
How toughened and laminated glass differ, where each is used and how to tell what you have. -
Can a double glazed unit be replaced without a new frame
When the glass alone can be changed, when the frame is the fault and what a glazier checks. -
Does insurance cover a broken window
Why the answer depends on your policy, what to ask your insurer and which records to keep. -
How to secure an empty property
Checks, habits and boarding that keep an empty house, shop or unit from becoming a target.
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