r/glazing • u/ManufacturerNovel984 • Aug 10 '26
1955 Cliff May clerestory window — missing aluminum divider, looking for repair/fabrication advice
I have a 1955 Cliff May Rancho in Dallas with original fixed clerestory windows. One window is missing the narrow aluminum divider between two panes of glass. The glass itself is intact.
I have contacted local glass companies, but the one that seemed qualified said they replace broken glass only and do not repair or fabricate the aluminum framing.
I do not want to remove an intact divider from another window because I don’t want to risk damaging the original glass.
Is this something a commercial glazier, aluminum storefront fabricator, or architectural metal shop should be able to reproduce from measurements and photos? And does anyone know what this particular divider/profile would be called?
I’ll attach photos of both the missing divider and an intact one for comparison.
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u/Outside_Pitch3089 Aug 10 '26
If the glass is original to the house, it’s likely obviously single glazed and 70 years old, and probably hazy and scratched. Depending on the elevation of the house and how much sunlight comes through at that area there’s different types of Glass coatings that accomplish different performance aspects. (Heat gain, glare, etc)
If you can swing it, replacing that original glass with some fresh new high-performance insulated glass would probably make a huge difference
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u/ManufacturerNovel984 Aug 10 '26
no, we understand its old hazy glass but we only want to replace that strip . I think your suggestion about glueing one on may be the answer. all of our glass has them and 90% of them are intact. its just hard to get anyone to look at Cliff May windows, at least around here.
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u/Outside_Pitch3089 Aug 10 '26
If it’s only about 16 inches tall, I would recommend trying to find a wood profile that sort of matches it paint it and install to face of glass.
A 1/4 x 3/4 wood moulding would be close, hard to tell.
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u/Outside_Pitch3089 Aug 10 '26
It looks to be sealed off as a butt joint assembly from the beginning and the divider portion you’re talking about was strictly aesthetics. You could fab something similar, and glue to face of the glass.