I've broken more pieces than I've ever managed to fit so I call our local glazier out and let him do it. He has those sucker things to hold the glass in place while he manoeuvres it into place, proper cutting tool to.
Previously I had no problems cutting glass, but with the last lot I was shattering left, right and centre. Turns out as the glass was recycled and I'd just given it a quick wipe the scribe was skidding on rather than scoring the surface. Gave everything a really good clean after that and things were back to normal.
-Some of the panes have more overlap than the standard z ones. Any idea where I can find z overlaps that have lenght 10cm?
You can get ½ formed ali Z clips you can just bend to length by hand.
http://www.twowests.co.uk/product/part-formed-z-greenhouse-glazing-clips -Tried the G clips, but really cant see why they are supposed to be better than the W ones. How do you used them? If i bend the G clips to fit between the glass and the frame, then obviously they are not holding the frame much..
Are they supposed to be better? I thought it was just a brand thing. I have G clips on my crittal and W on the halls. Once both sides of the glass have the G clips on they tend to hold well and seem to put far less force on the surface of the glass.
If you have cracks Id tape them up, especially in this weather. Corners missing can be patched with polycarb and tape but it's always nicer to have new. I taped mine up until I found some glass going cheap locally on ebay, otherwise it was 4 quid a piece