Tom wrote:
:: Having recently moved to a new (old) house if you see what I mean, I
:: need to relocate the 8X6ft glasshouse (left by the previous owner) to
:: another part of the garden.
::
:: I've just finished laying the concrete base and I intend removing the
:: glass and dismantling the alu frame which looks in a reasonable
:: condition. However I would like to replace the galvanised W clips and S
:: clips with new SS ones and I have already located a source of supply for
:: these,
:: however, the existing rubber seals which fitted between the glass and the
:: alu frame are perished and I would like to replace them.
::
:: I would like to replace them with an U section flex material which could
:: be slotted over the glass edges and mitred with a sharp knife on the
:: corners prior to fitting the glass in the frame, I believe this is a
:: better way of cushioning the glass against slight wind movement and
:: would also spread the point load to which the glass edges are subjected
:: to by the W clips. The internal width of the slot should be 3mm, the
:: legs to be approx 10mm, the material should be resistant to UV.
:: Any ideas as to where I can obtain such a product? I will need approx
:: 200 ft of it.
::
:: Regards
:: Tom

Go to a double glazing / window manufacturer, they use masses of it in new
frames and will only charge you a few quid....they do half a dozen different
profiles too.

Be aware that it's not adhesive though, it's just black rubber, and the
glass may need to be installed first and then the rubber strip pushed into
the joint afterwards - you can get the adhesive strip and it works perfectly
well and is resistant to UV etc, but this is dearer than the rubber
seal....a drawback to the adhesive strip is that it's a pain (no pun
intended) to get the glass out again as the sticky surface is *very*
strong.

HTH

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