24/7 Emergency Glass Repair
Broken window, smashed door or a break-in. Board-up and make-safe any hour, glass replacement to follow.
Learn more →Broken glass now, or a job you can plan
Glass work in Melbourne splits cleanly into two kinds of call. The first is urgent: a smashed window after a break-in, a shopfront taken out by a hail-carrying storm front, a shower screen that has exploded into the tray, a kid and a cricket ball. That call needs somebody on site fast to clear the glass, make the opening safe and board it up so the house or shop is secure overnight. The replacement pane comes after, once it has been measured and cut.
The second kind is planned work: a new frameless shower screen, a coloured glass splashback behind the cooktop, double glazing before another winter, a glass balustrade on a deck, mirrors cut to size for a wardrobe or a gym wall. Different job, different timeline, and nobody needs to be woken up for it.
Both go through the same phone number: 03 4231 9939.
What gets arranged across Melbourne
- Emergency glass repair and board-up, any hour, seven days.
- Window repair and replacement in timber and aluminium frames, and custom awning, double-hung, sliding and louvre windows.
- Shopfront glass for retail and commercial tenancies, including after-hours make-safe.
- Shower screens, splashbacks and mirrors for bathroom and kitchen work.
- Glass roofs, awnings and skylights, pool fencing and balustrades.
- Glazed doors, fly screens, smart switchable glass and table tops and furniture glass.
- Scratch and graffiti removal when polishing the glass beats replacing it.
The full list, residential and commercial, is on the services page.
Safety glass is not an upsell
Australian Standard AS 1288 governs the selection and installation of glass in buildings, and it decides a lot of what a glazier is allowed to put back in. Doors and door side panels, glass in and around bathrooms, low-level glazing near floor level, overhead glazing, pool fences and balustrades all require grade A safety glass: toughened, laminated, or in some situations organic-coated.
That matters most in older housing. A 1940s Coburg weatherboard or a Victorian terrace in Richmond very often has plain annealed glass in the back door and the bathroom window. It was legal when it went in. It is not what goes back in when it breaks. If a glazier quotes you toughened glass for a bathroom or laminated for a door, that is the standard talking. The AS 1288 guide explains where the lines sit in plain language.
Insurance, energy rules and the rest
Glass breakage is one of the most common home insurance claims in the country, and most claims are straightforward: the glazier attends, replaces the glass and either bills the insurer direct or gives you a paid invoice to claim back. Which one depends on your insurer, and you should know which before the job starts.
Energy efficiency is the other thing pushing Melbourne glass work. Victorian new-build and major-renovation requirements have pulled window performance up, and glass is the weakest thermal point in most houses, which is why insulated glass units keep coming up in quotes for period homes that sit at 8 degrees inside on a July morning. In heritage overlay areas across the inner suburbs, though, what you are allowed to put in the street-facing facade is limited, and that changes the answer. Suburb by suburb detail is on the service areas page, and what drives price is set out in the cost guide.
How this works
Melbourne Glazier is a referral service, which is stated plainly in the disclaimer and repeated in the footer of every page. You ring or send an enquiry, it goes to an independent glazier covering your suburb, and that contractor quotes and does the work. More on that on the how it works page, and the answers to the questions that come up most are on the FAQ.
Why choose us
Local specialists you can rely on
Board-up first, glass second
After a break-in or a storm the job at 2am is making the opening safe and secure. The cut-to-size pane usually follows in the next few days.
AS 1288 decides the glass
Doors, bathrooms and low-level glazing legally need toughened or laminated glass. That is the standard's call, not an upsell.
Insurance claims lodged
Broken glass is one of the most common home claims. Most insurers will deal direct; some reimburse you instead, and you get told which before work starts.
Straight about lead times
Stock float and toughened stock sizes go in fast. Custom toughened, laminated and double-glazed units are ordered and cut, so they take days, not hours.
Our services
What we do across Melbourne
Window Repair and Replacement
Reglazing timber and aluminium windows, plus custom awning, double-hung, sliding and louvre units.
Learn more → Shopfront Glass
Laminated shopfront panels, entry doors and after-hours board-ups so the shop still opens in the morning.
Learn more → Shower Screens
Framed, semi-frameless and frameless screens in toughened safety glass, made to the opening you actually have.
Learn more → Glass Splashbacks
Toughened 6mm splashbacks for kitchens, laundries and bathrooms, colour-matched and templated on site.
Learn more → Double Glazing
Insulated glass units for Melbourne's cold snaps and hot northerlies. Retrofit or full window replacement.
Learn more → Mirrors
Cut-to-size bathroom, wardrobe, gym and studio mirrors with polished or bevelled edges.
Learn more → Glass Balustrades
Frameless and semi-framed balustrades for stairs, balconies and decks, built to the fall height rules.
Learn more → Glass Roofs and Skylights
Overhead glazing, awnings and skylights in laminated glass, because overhead glass has its own rules.
Learn more → Pool Fencing
Frameless and semi-frameless glass pool fences built to the Victorian barrier rules.
Learn more → Glass Doors
Hinged, sliding, stacker and bi-fold glazed doors, plus reglazing the door you already have.
Learn more → Fly Screens
Pleated, sliding and fixed insect screens in extruded aluminium with PVC-coated mesh.
Learn more → Smart Glass
Switchable privacy glass that goes from clear to opaque, for partitions, consult rooms and bathrooms.
Learn more → Table Tops and Furniture Glass
Cut-to-size table tops, shelving and cabinet glass with polished, bevelled or pencil edges.
Learn more → Scratch and Graffiti Removal
Polishing scratched and acid-tagged glass instead of replacing it, where the glass can take it.
Learn more →
Areas serviced
Proudly serving the local area
RichmondBrunswickSt KildaFootscrayBox HillPrestonDandenongWerribeeCoburgHawthornEssendonSunshineRingwoodFrankstonPoint CookCraigieburn
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
How fast can a glazier get to me in Melbourne?
For an emergency board-up, the same day and usually within a few hours, including overnight and on weekends. Actual glass replacement depends on the glass. Common clear float and stock toughened sizes can often go in on the first visit. Anything cut to size, laminated, obscure-patterned or double-glazed has to be ordered, so expect a few working days.
Do I have to replace broken glass with the same glass that was in there?
Not always, and often you legally cannot. AS 1288 sets where safety glass is required, and a lot of older Melbourne homes have plain annealed glass in doors, bathrooms and low windows that would not be allowed today. When that glass breaks, the replacement has to be toughened or laminated even though the original was not.
Can I claim broken glass on my home insurance?
Usually yes. Accidental glass breakage and break-in damage are among the most common household claims, and most policies cover them. Some insurers pay the glazier direct, others reimburse you after you have paid the invoice. Ask which way your insurer works before the job starts so there are no surprises at the end.
Is it cheaper to replace the glass or the whole window?
Reglazing is almost always cheaper if the frame is sound, because you are paying for one pane and an hour or two of labour rather than a new unit plus removal and making good. Replacing the whole window makes sense when the frame is rotten or racked, when you are moving to double glazing, or when the sash hardware has failed as well.
Does this website do the glazing work itself?
No. Melbourne Glazier is a referral service. Your enquiry goes to an independent glazier covering your suburb, and that contractor quotes the job, does the work and carries the warranty. Ask them directly for their licensing and insurance details before any work starts, the same as you would with any trade.
Free, no-obligation