There are many reasons why the glass we use in our windows just suddenly breaks, here are a few reasons.
Spontaneous Breakage
This is when tempered glass suddenly breaks for no clear reason. This can be down to many reasons such as, damage during the installation process, or the binding of the glass in the frame which can cause tension, resulting in the glass expanding, and this can happen due to thermal changes.
Stress Crack
Stress crack or thermal stress crack is the most common cause of cracks in windows. This can occur when the glass in your windows expands due to thermal gradients. As the temperature increases, it will then result in forming cracks in your windows. This mainly happens to windows that are somewhat open to shade, for example the windows that are shaded by buildings or trees have more risk of cracks appearing due to the sudden changes in the temperature.
Impact Breakage
Example of an Impact breakage is when a football or rock for instance is thrown at a window and hits a piece of annealed glass. This will then cause glass breakage and create cracks resulting from the outwards of the point of impact. This can be very dangerous and should be handled by professionals.
In the event of a breakage, we recommend you call a professional company like, Cloudy2clear.
I’m glad to say, that in the event of a window damaged by ourselves, window cleaning solutions have liability insurance, this is supplied by our insurers, Alexander Swan.
