Residential glass repair and installation in Roswell, GA
Roswell puts three very different houses on our schedule in the same week. There is the antebellum and Victorian core around Mimosa Boulevard and Bulloch Hall, where sashes are original and the glass has to be sized to the pane, not the catalogue. There is the wave of river subdivisions off Willeo and Holcomb Bridge that went up in the 1970s and 1980s and are now on their second round of failed insulated units. And there is new construction pushing toward Crabapple with wide fixed glass and full-height shower panels.
Glass Inc has cut and set glass out of one Atlanta shop since 1956, and all three of those jobs come off the same truck. Residential glass work here covers insulated unit swaps, full window replacement, patio and French doors, stair and balcony railings, mirrors and frameless shower enclosures. Nearby: Alpharetta and Marietta. Auto glass instead? See windshield repair and replacement in Roswell. 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.
Roswell home glass, measured to the opening since 1956
Old Roswell openings are rarely square. A sash cut in the 1800s has settled, the stops have been painted over a dozen times, and a stock pane will not sit in it. We template on site, cut in the shop on Glen Iris Drive, and come back with glass that fits the opening you actually have.
Newer Roswell has the opposite problem. The 1970s and 1980s subdivisions off Woodstock Road and Hardscrabble were glazed with early insulated units, and after forty Georgia summers a lot of those seals are gone. In most of those windows the frame is fine and only the glass unit needs to come out.
We work with homeowners, builders and interior designers on both, and we tell you which of the two you are looking at before we quote it.
Failed insulated units in the river subdivisions
A hazy pane between Martins Landing and Brookfield is almost always a blown seal rather than a bad window. Argon leaks out, moisture gets in, and the desiccant gives up. We measure the sightline, order a matching double-pane unit with a low-E coating and set it back in your existing sash, which is cheaper and faster than pulling the whole window. Roswell homes on the west-facing slopes above the Chattahoochee take the worst of the afternoon load, and that is where a low-E swap shows up soonest on a power bill.
Glass for the historic district
Houses inside the Roswell historic district come with rules about what can be seen from the street. We work in restoration glass with a slight distortion for street-facing sashes, keep true divided lites divided rather than faking them with a grid, and supply the drawings and product data the Historic Preservation Commission asks for. Interior glass in the same house can be modern safety glass without anyone objecting, and we will tell you which openings the code makes tempered regardless of the district.
Shower enclosures in older bathrooms
A 1970s Roswell bathroom was rarely built plumb, and a frameless enclosure shows every degree of lean. We laser the walls and the curb before the glass is cut, then set the panels with adjustable hinges and clamps so the door swings clean instead of dragging. Options run from a framed enclosure through semi-frameless to full 1/2 inch frameless in clear, low-iron, frosted, fluted or rain glass, with the hardware finish matched to the plumbing you already own.
One local crew, no subcontractors
The people who measure your Roswell job are the people who install it. They are Glass Inc employees, they carry our insurance, and they have been in the neighborhoods off Rucker Road, Etris Road and Old Roswell Road often enough to know which streets have the tight driveways. If your HOA needs a specification sheet before the architectural committee meets, we produce it. If you change the glass finish mid-project, we reprice it and tell you what it does to the lead time.
How long a Roswell job takes
A single insulated unit swap is thirty to sixty minutes once the glass is on the truck. A frameless shower enclosure is two to four hours on the install day, though the glass itself is cut to your templated measurements first, so there are two visits: one to measure and one to set. Mirrors run one to three hours depending on size and how they are anchored. The long pole is almost never the labour; it is fabrication time on anything tempered, because tempering happens off site and cannot be trimmed afterwards.
Matching glass in an older Roswell house
Bring us one broken pane out of a nineteenth-century sash and we can usually match the thickness, the tint and the surface character closely enough that the repair does not announce itself from the sidewalk. Where a house has already been reglazed piecemeal, we will tell you honestly whether matching one opening is worth it or whether doing the elevation at once gives a better result. We also cut odd shapes: arch tops, transoms, sidelights and the tall narrow lites common in the older streets off Canton Street.
HOA and insurance paperwork
Roswell has a lot of governed neighborhoods, from Willow Springs to the newer developments north of Mansell Road, and most of them want to see what is going on the front of the house before you order it. We supply elevation drawings, a materials list and manufacturer data sheets for the architectural committee. On an insurance claim after hail or a break-in, we photograph the damage, itemise the estimate line by line and send the adjuster the product specifications rather than a lump sum, which is what usually holds these claims up.
Where we work around Roswell
Our vans cover Roswell end to end and the towns it touches: Alpharetta, Milton, Crabapple, East Cobb, Woodstock, Sandy Springs and Johns Creek. Roswell sits inside our fifty-mile radius from Glen Iris Drive, so there is no travel surcharge on a residential visit. If your street is off Hardscrabble, Etris, Rucker or Woodstock Road, we have almost certainly cut glass for a house on it.
When custom glass is worth paying for
It is worth it when the opening is not standard, and in Roswell a lot of openings are not standard. A stock unit forced into a settled frame leaves a gap that fills with air, then with water, then with rot. Cut-to-size glass sits on its setting blocks with an even bite all round, which is what makes the seal last. Where a window is a common modern size and square, we will say so and quote you the stock unit, because paying a custom price for a standard piece of glass is not an upgrade.
Residential Glass FAQs
How much does home window glass replacement cost in Roswell?
Standard single or double-pane glass runs $150 to $400 per window, set by size, glass type and how hard the opening is to reach. A double-pane insulated unit is $200 to $500+ depending on dimensions. Picture windows, arch tops and specialty glass such as low-E, laminated or tempered price above that. Estimates in the home are free, and we quote per opening rather than per house.
Is it worth going from single-pane to double-pane in an older Roswell house?
Usually yes on the heat and the noise, but the honest answer depends on the sash. A double-pane unit is thicker and heavier than the single pane it replaces, so some nineteenth-century sashes cannot take one without being rebuilt. We measure the rabbet depth first and tell you whether the frame will carry it. Where it will not, a laminated single pane gets you most of the noise reduction without altering the sash.
My window is foggy between the panes. What has actually failed?
The seal around the edge of the insulated unit. Once it goes, humid air moves into the cavity, condenses on the cold surface and leaves a milky film that no amount of cleaning touches. The frame, the sash and the hardware are usually all fine. We take out the failed unit and set a new one in the same sash, which is the least expensive way back to a clear window.
How much do custom shower doors cost in Roswell?
Custom shower doors start at $599 installed, which is roughly where a framed enclosure lands. Semi-frameless typically runs $600 to $1,000. Frameless in Roswell generally falls between $800 and $3,000 installed, driven by the glass thickness (3/8 inch or 1/2 inch), the hardware finish and whether it is a single door, a door with a return panel or a corner. Measurements in the home are free.
Can you reglaze my existing frame instead of replacing the window?
Most of the time, yes. If the frame is sound and only the glass is broken, fogged or out of date, we replace the glass and leave the frame alone. That is the usual answer in the 1970s and 1980s Roswell subdivisions, where the aluminium and vinyl frames outlive the units in them. Where the frame itself is rotted or racked, reglazing only buys you a year and we will say so.
Which glass in my house has to be tempered?
Safety glazing is required by code in and around doors, in shower and tub enclosures, and in panes close to the floor or to a walking surface. Roswell inspectors read the same code as the rest of Georgia. Tempered glass is made off site and cannot be cut or drilled after the fact, so we confirm every hole and cutout with you before the order goes in.
Will homeowners insurance pay for broken window glass?
For a covered peril, usually. Storm damage, a falling limb, vandalism and break-ins are normally covered, less your deductible. Seal failure, gradual deterioration and ordinary wear are not, because insurers treat those as maintenance. We document the damage with photographs and an itemised estimate either way, so you can decide whether filing is worth it against the deductible you carry.
Get a free Roswell home glass estimate
Send us the opening and we will tell you whether it needs a new unit, a new sash or nothing at all. Free measure, cut in our own shop, lifetime warranty on our workmanship.