Residential glass repair and installation in Marietta, GA
Marietta is a split-level town. Drive Johnson Ferry or Paper Mill through East Cobb and most of what you pass went up between the mid 1960s and the early 1980s, which means big fixed picture windows, sliding aluminum patio doors and a bathroom that was never designed for a glass enclosure. West Cobb around Barrett Parkway is twenty years newer and mostly needs the units, not the frames. And around Whitlock Avenue and Church Street the houses are a century older than either.
Glass Inc has cut glass in Cobb County since 1956. Residential glass work here runs from a single fogged insulated unit to whole-house window glass, patio and French doors, stair and deck railings, mirrors and shower enclosures. Nearby: Smyrna and Roswell. Auto glass instead? See windshield repair and replacement in Marietta. Call (404) 873-6991 for a free estimate.
Starting prices in Metro Atlanta
- Window Glass Replacement
- $149 starting at
- Custom Shower Doors
- $599 starting at
- Custom Mirrors
- $99 starting at
Starting prices for the most common jobs. Final cost depends on glass type, opening size, and hardware. Call for an exact quote before any work begins.
The Cobb County glass company since 1956
Most of what we replace in Marietta is glass, not windows. In the East Cobb subdivisions the frames are typically in better shape than the insulated units sitting in them, and pulling a perfectly good frame out to fix a blown seal costs three times what it needs to.
The exception is the picture window. A 1970s split level often has one enormous fixed lite over the front room, and by the time that unit fails the glass is heavy, the stops are brittle and it needs two people and suction cups rather than a putty knife. We quote those honestly, including the labor.
Old Marietta near the Square is a different job again: wood sashes, divided lites, and a historic district that cares what the street sees.
Picture windows and patio doors in East Cobb
The big fixed lite over a Marietta front room is the single most common call we get from East Cobb, usually after the seal lets go and the view turns milky. We measure the sightline, order a matching insulated unit with a low-E coating and set it in the existing frame. Sliding patio door panels are the same story: the glass fails long before the track does, and a tempered replacement panel costs a fraction of a new door. Rooms facing west toward Kennesaw Mountain feel the coating change first.
Turning a 1970s tub into a glass enclosure
Bathrooms in the Paper Mill and Johnson Ferry subdivisions were built with a tub, a rod and a curtain. Converting that to glass is a measuring problem more than a glazing one, because forty-year-old walls are rarely plumb and a frameless panel exposes every degree. We laser the walls and the curb, cut to the actual opening and hang the door on adjustable hardware. Framed, semi-frameless and 1/2 inch frameless are all available in clear, low-iron, frosted, fluted and rain glass.
Sash glass near the Marietta Square
The houses along Whitlock Avenue and Church Street have wood sashes with true divided lites, and a modern grid pretending to be muntins looks wrong on them. We cut individual lites to the pane, use restoration glass with a light distortion where the sash faces the street, and supply the product data a historic district review asks for. Interior openings in the same house can take modern safety glass without any of that, and we will point out which lites the code makes tempered regardless.
Our own installers, our own shop
Nothing is farmed out. The person who measures your Marietta job is a Glass Inc employee, works under our insurance and cuts the glass at our own shop rather than ordering it in, which is why an odd size does not add a week. Visits run Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, with a time window rather than an all-day wait. If your subdivision has an architectural committee, we produce the drawings and specification sheets it wants before you order.
What a Marietta job costs you in time
Anything stock is a single visit. Anything cut to size is two: one to template, one to set. A standard insulated unit takes thirty to sixty minutes in the frame. An oversized picture window takes longer because of the weight and because it needs two installers with cups. A shower enclosure is two to four hours on install day, but the glass has to be tempered off site first, which is where the calendar time goes rather than the labor.
Telling a failed unit from a wet bathroom
Haze trapped between the panes that a cloth will not touch means the edge seal has gone and the insulated unit needs replacing. Water on the room side of the glass in the morning is interior humidity condensing on a cold surface, and no glazier can fix that; it is a ventilation problem. Ripple with no moisture at all is often just old float glass. We separate the three at the estimate, and only the first one costs money.
HOA committees and insurance claims
Plenty of East and West Cobb subdivisions run an architectural review, and most want to see the product before it goes on the front of a house. We provide the elevation drawing, the materials list and the manufacturer data sheet. On a claim after hail or a break-in we photograph the damage first, itemize the estimate per opening and send the adjuster the glass specification rather than a lump sum, which is what usually stalls these files.
Marietta and the rest of Cobb
We cover Marietta city and the county around it: East Cobb, West Cobb, Kennesaw, Acworth, Powder Springs, Smyrna and Vinings. That takes in the streets off Johnson Ferry, Paper Mill, Whitlock, Roswell Street, Cobb Parkway and Barrett Parkway. Marietta sits inside the radius we work from Glen Iris Drive, so a residential visit carries no travel charge.
When to pay for cut-to-size glass
Pay for it when the opening is not a catalogue size, which describes most picture windows, every arch top and all shower work. Do not pay for it when the window is a common modern dimension and square, and we will say so rather than quote a custom price for a standard pane. What cut-to-size buys is an even bite on the setting blocks all the way round, and that even bite is what keeps a seal alive through a Cobb County summer.
Residential Glass FAQs
How much does home window glass replacement cost in Marietta?
Standard single or double-pane glass is $150 to $400 per window, moving with size, glass type and access. An insulated double-pane unit runs $200 to $500+ depending on the dimensions. Oversized picture windows, arch tops and premium glass such as low-E, laminated or tempered price above that, and a very large fixed lite carries extra labor because it takes two installers. Estimates in the home are free.
Is a double-pane upgrade worth it in an East Cobb split level?
In most cases yes, because the original glazing in those houses is thin and the picture windows are large. Two panes with a sealed cavity typically cut heating and cooling load by 15 to 30 percent against a single pane and take the edge off traffic noise from Johnson Ferry and I-75. The size of the opening decides the payback: a big west-facing lite pays back far faster than a small bedroom window.
Why is my window foggy on the inside where I cannot clean it?
Because the film is not on a surface you can reach. It is inside the sealed cavity, deposited after the edge seal failed and let humid air in. The frame and hardware are normally fine. We remove the failed insulated unit and set a new one in the same sash, which is the cheapest route back to a clear window and the usual answer in Marietta subdivisions built before 1990.
How much do custom shower doors cost in Marietta?
Custom shower doors start at $599 installed, roughly where a framed enclosure sits. Semi-frameless typically runs $600 to $1,000. Frameless in Marietta generally lands between $800 and $3,000 installed, driven by glass thickness (3/8 inch or 1/2 inch), hardware finish and configuration, meaning a single door, a door with a return panel, or a corner. In-home measurement is free.
Can you just replace the glass and leave my frame?
Yes, and in Marietta that is usually the right call. If the frame is square and sound and only the glass is broken, fogged or dated, we swap the glass and leave everything else alone. Frames in the 1970s and 1980s subdivisions routinely outlast two sets of insulated units. Where a frame is rotted or racked, reglazing buys a year at most and we will tell you so.
Which openings in a house need tempered glass?
Doors and the panes beside them, shower and tub enclosures, railing infill and glass low to a floor or walking surface all require safety glazing under the code, in Marietta as everywhere else in Georgia. Tempered glass is heat-treated off site and cannot be cut or drilled afterward, so we confirm every dimension, hole and notch with you before the order is placed.
Does homeowners insurance pay for a broken window?
For a covered peril, usually yes, less your deductible. Storm damage, a limb through the glass, vandalism and break-ins normally qualify. Seal failure and age are treated as maintenance and are not covered. We photograph the damage and itemize the estimate regardless, so you can compare the repair cost against your deductible before you decide to file.
Get a free Marietta home glass estimate
Send us a photo of the opening and we will tell you whether it needs a unit, a sash or nothing. Free measure, glass cut in our own shop, lifetime warranty on our workmanship.