- Using a rubber mallet and a strong pallet knife, remove the beading around the window. You might think they’re part of the frame, but they’re actually separate on the inside of the frame and can be taken out by using pallet knife to prize them out. Start with one of the longest beads first and leave the top bead until last.
- Give the glass a little tap to loosen it if it doesn’t come out straight away, then the whole unit should slide out easily. Just make sure it falls towards you and not back out onto the ground below!
- Clear any debris that has found its way into the frame with a brush. Add spacers at the bottom of the frame – these could be pieces of plastic.
- Get your new sealed unit (make sure you measure the glass before you buy one so you know which size to get) and carefully take it out of the packaging. Look for the British Standard mark – that shows you the bottom of the glass.
- Lift the glass into the frame, starting with the bottom first, and make sure that it fits square in the frame before taking the spacers out.
- Use a little washing up liquid to spread along the beads to make it easier when you slide them back into the frame. If they simply push and clip back in, you can use something like a block of wood to help you push them in correctly. Put them back in reverse order to how you took them out.
Montacute
Montacute is a tiny village as well as civil parish in Somerset, England, 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Yeovil. The town has a population of 831 (2011 census). The name Montacute is thought by some to derive from the Latin "Mons Acutus", describing the conically severe St Michael's Hill controling the town to the west. An alternate view is that it is named after Drogo de Montagu, whose family members stemmed from Montaigu-les-Bois, in the arrondissement of Coutances. Mortain held Montacute after 1066, Drogo was a close associate. The town is constructed virtually completely of the local hamstone. From the 15th century till the start of the 20th century it developed the heart of the estate of the Phelips family members of Montacute House. The town has a fine medieval church, and was the website of a Cluniac priory, the gatehouse of which is now an exclusive home. At the centre of the village is a big square known as the 'Borough' around which are grouped picturesque homes as well as a bar, the Phelips Arms; there is a 2nd public house and also resort positioned in the town, called the King's Arms.
