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darsy writes:
Hi

I've foolishly bought a sofa that won't fit up my stairs, but would
fit through the 1st floor window...if there wasn't any glass in it.

So, I need to removed the sealed glazing unit.

Is it just a matter of getting something sharpish between the beading
and the frame and levering out the beading, or is there more to it
than that.

Also, if this is what's required is there anything "special" about the
procedure i.e. the order to remove the beading?

Also, as it's obviously quite a big unit, being sofa sized, I guess I
should hire a double suction holder thing?

There have been a number of postings recently saying how to remove
sealed units from their frames -- look back on google.

One comment I'll add about such a large window. It's quite likely to
be toughened glass. Be very careful when handling it. You only have to
brush a corner against something hard like a concrete path or a brick
wall and the whole thing will shatter. Their weight/momentun make them
very fragile when out of the frame.

You might want to hire safety gauntlets too, particularly if it's not
toughened glass.

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Andrew Gabriel
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