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The 2025 Survival Guide to Emergency Window Repair
Why “Emergency” Means Hours, Not Days
A cracked pane isn’t just an eyesore—it’s a pressure valve in your building envelope. The moment Toronto’s lake-effect wind finds that gap, two things happen simultaneously:
- Negative-pressure suck. Wind racing over your roof pulls indoor air—and warmed, moisture-rich vapour—out through the break. In winter that means a furnace running 20 % harder every hour the gap stays open, plus frost forming inside wall cavities.
- Positive-pressure push. Gusts slam cold air and rain back through the same hole, wetting drywall, swelling hardwood, and feeding unseen mould spores. A single overnight storm can drench gypsum board enough to require a $1 200 tear-out that no standard glass warranty covers.
That’s why emergency window repair isn’t a marketing phrase; it’s an insurance trigger. Most home-owner policies define “reasonable steps to mitigate loss” as acting within 12–24 hours of first damage. Miss that window (pun intended) and adjusters may reduce or deny payouts, chalking subsequent mould or flooring failure up to neglect.
Reliable Windows & Doors builds its 90-minute GTA dispatch around those policy clocks. While HVAC firms can often postpone a furnace tune-up or a roof leak can be tarped from the outside, broken glass exposes interiors immediately.
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The 2025 Survival Guide to Emergency Window Repair
Why “Emergency” Means Hours, Not Days
A cracked pane isn’t just an eyesore—it’s a pressure valve in your building envelope. The moment Toronto’s lake-effect wind finds that gap, two things happen simultaneously:
- Negative-pressure suck. Wind racing over your roof pulls indoor air—and warmed, moisture-rich vapour—out through the break. In winter that means a furnace running 20 % harder every hour the gap stays open, plus frost forming inside wall cavities.
- Positive-pressure push. Gusts slam cold air and rain back through the same hole, wetting drywall, swelling hardwood, and feeding unseen mould spores. A single overnight storm can drench gypsum board enough to require a $1 200 tear-out that no standard glass warranty covers.
That’s why emergency window repair isn’t a marketing phrase; it’s an insurance trigger. Most home-owner policies define “reasonable steps to mitigate loss” as acting within 12–24 hours of first damage. Miss that window (pun intended) and adjusters may reduce or deny payouts, chalking subsequent mould or flooring failure up to neglect.
Reliable Windows & Doors builds its 90-minute GTA dispatch around those policy clocks. While HVAC firms can often postpone a furnace tune-up or a roof leak can be tarped from the outside, broken glass exposes interiors immediately.
reliablewindowsdoors.ca/window-glass-repair/emergency-win...