Encapsulation
Encapsulation allows you to have an existing or new leaded light as a double glazed unit, meaning you can enjoy the design and colour of a leaded light without having valuable heat escaping through the single glazed unit. This not only improves the thermal efficiency of the building but also protects the design and craftmanship of the leaded light or stained glass.
Design Glass can assist you with any type of encapsulation, whether it’s a brand new leaded light that you wish to make into a beautiful window or existing stained glass that you want encapsulating.
Using our glass restoration service, we can fix any damages to original leaded lights before we encapsulate them into a double glazed unit.
Heritage Sites
If you live in a listed building or heritage site, encapsulating a leaded light may prove difficult. Fortunately, our sister company Touchstone Glazing Solutions specialise in double glazing for these type of properties. We can accommodate all type of situations.
Restoration
We can restore virtually any damaged leaded lights. This process involves cleaning the glass and replacing any breakages whilst retaining the beauty and narrative of the historic material. We also have an in-house artist who can replicate and restore painted and fired work.
Due to the historic and traditional work that we do, we will always strive to restore every leaded light as close to how it looked originally.
We also restore stained glass. Our artists will research and replicate any existing piece to ensure a perfect match. Using only a free hand technique, our in-house artists have re-created masterpieces over the last 30 years.
Double Glazing
We have various window suppliers that we work with depending on the type of window that you desire. These can be any specification of glass or thickness down to 21mm overall. If using ourselves as the window supplier, we offer a five year guarantee and can manufacture any size or shape window.
pricing
Simply send us a few photos of the windows you wish to have encapsulated.
A list of the new sizes of double glazing – if available.
Details of any missing panels, severe damage or changes you desire, such as new background glass.
From this information we will be able to give you an accurate assessment and an idea of costs.
Once the price has been agreed it is a straightforward process to completion. The old windows are removed with, where possible, the old leaded lights still in the frames. The new windows are fitted with temporary glass where the leaded glass panels will go.
Once in our possession we remove the leaded lights from the old frames and carry out the work required such as cleaning, repairs, alterations and fit a new perimeter lead that enables the old glass to be built into a double glazed unit.
The leaded panel is then made up into a high quality, toughened double glazed unit to the specifications required, delivered to site and fitted into the new frames.