Vinyl Window Snap in Beads
Glass King Inc. Featuring our new product line: Vinyl Snap in Beads Starting September 1, 2016 our customers can view our complete vinyl bead product line on our company website www.glassking.com in the products section. With our easy to use interface our customers will be able to locate and purchase vinyl […]
Sliding Glass Door Systems: Convenience and Flexibility
Everyone wants to save money, time and space. Especially when it comes to window glass repair, everyone wants it to be cheaper and faster. When home owners build their houses or want to make them look better, they certainly want to stay economical but technically safe. It is a matter of achieving an affordable balance […]
Decorating Windows for the Holidays!
No, we’re not talking about the more involved projects you find on Pinterest. Don’t get us wrong, at Glass King, we love Pinterest! Some of those projects can represent a significant investment of time, energy, and money. We’re talking about the simple, easy, do-it-yourself decorations that don’t cost an arm and a leg, and that […]
Inviting Strangers Into Your Home
We all do it. Arizonians are known to be friendly. We don’t mind inviting strangers into our homes and rarely does it ever cause concern or have a negative result. When allowing workmen into your home though, keep in mind that some of those “fly-by-night” operators may be people that have lost jobs from reputable […]
Considering Cost and Options in Home Renovations
The bottom line – it’s what matters most. Renovating a home or property is an expensive undertaking. It can be time consuming, stressful, intimidating, and it tests ones skills and spirit. Home remodeling has been known to make or break relationships. The arguments are rarely about finishes and choices of products or labor, they are […]
Going Green with Glass King
You wouldn’t think that repairing a broken window would help the environment, but it does. The more electricity you use, the bigger your carbon footprint. Fixing and replacing your broken, worn, and outdated windows can save you money but it can also help save the planet. It’s less expensive than buying energy star-rated appliances and […]
How Stained Glass Windows Are Made
Stained glass windows – how are they made? These wonders grace churches, historical buildings, Victorian homes, cathedrals, and works of modern art all throughout the world. Creating them requires great skill, patience, and a lot of lead soldering. The first step is to diagram the window on a small scale, in color, called a Vidimus. […]
Glass Versus Crystal
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ever purchase a “crystal” bowl, vase, or set of glasses and wonder if it’s just fancy looking glass? It just might be! To be honest, there is no “official” definition separating the two. Marketing strategies by glassware companies include calling ordinary glassware “crystal” in order to charge higher prices for their goods. The only truly […]
Crumpled-Looking Glass Building in Spain
The Basque Health Department headquarters in Bilbao, Spain bends and inverts, twists and contorts in such a fashion as to appear crumpled, but it’s made of glass! The unique architecture was meant to mirror the Guggenheim Museum and was designed by Coll-Barreu Architects. Hailed as being modern, progressive, and organic, the building marks a sharp […]
The Louvre Pyramid
Six hundred seventy-three panes of glass. At over seventy feet high at its peak, the Louvre Pyramid was an enormous undertaking. Commissioned in 1984 by former French President François Mitterrand, the glass pyramid not only melds modern architecture with the classical architecture of the Louvre, it descends below ground and acts as an entrance to […]