Residential glass repair · Metro Vancouver
Foggy window repair & sealed unit replacement
Foggy window repair in Metro Vancouver is a sealed-unit job, not a new window. Condensation between the panes means the IGU seal failed — we replace the glass and keep your existing frame.
Check the glass
How to tell it’s a failed seal
Foggy window repair starts with one test: can you wipe it off? Moisture between the panes is a failed IGU. Moisture on the room side is a humidity problem.
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Won’t wipe off
Condensation between the panes that you cannot reach from either side of the glass.
02
Permanent haze
A cloud or film that stays on dry days — not morning dew on the room-side face.
03
White etching
Mineral streaking or white marks on the inner surface, left behind after the moisture cycles.
04
Droplets in the cavity
Visible water between the lites on warm days. That cavity is supposed to be sealed and dry.
05
The room feels colder
A window that used to hold heat now leaks at the glass. The argon is gone with the failed seal.
Not a failed seal
Fog on the room side that wipes off with a cloth is indoor humidity. Film or a dehumidifier — not a new sealed unit.
Sealed units
Foggy window repair
Fog between the panes is a failed insulated glass unit. Cleaning never reaches the cavity. Across Metro Vancouver, the usual fix is a matching IGU in the frame you already have.
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Failed seal, not dirty glass
Condensation you cannot wipe is inside the sealed unit. The perimeter seal failed, argon is gone, and the haze will not clear.
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Keep the frame
We measure the existing IGU, fabricate a matching unit, and swap only the glass. Frames, trim, and sills stay — faster and cheaper than a new window.
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Photo quote
Send a photo and two measurements. Most foggy window jobs in Vancouver can be priced the same day, without a sales visit.
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Match the opening
Thickness, spacer, Low-E, and argon are spec’d to the existing unit so the new glass sits in the same rebate and performs in this climate.
Not a new window
Full window replacement is for rotten or failed frames. If the frame is sound, foggy window repair is a sealed unit replacement.
Keep the frame
Replace the sealed unit, not the window.
When the perimeter seal fails, moisture sits between the panes. Cleaning does nothing. We measure the existing IGU, fabricate a matching unit, and swap only the glass — frames, trim, and sills stay.
Foggy windows are a seal problem, not a window problem.
Fig. 05 — Same window, before and after · Richmond