Replacing window?

[Kmurphy]

My double glazing seal has gone. It looks like I can swap out the glazed unit, although it seems odd to me the edge you remove/replace is on the outside?

Can anyone confirm it’s just a case of tapping the edges out and replacing?

I’ve done it before on doors and in ground floor windows, just seems odd the case access is on the outside.

 

[foxhole]

On some older windows they were installed from outside, not a good security measure.

 

[ronniecabers]

Indeed that is glazed externally ... looks like ' security tape ' ( basically a double sided foam tape ) holding it in , rather than a wedge gasket that could be removed. The security aspect isn't always as bad as foxhole implies, as some externally glazed windows have clips that require a special tool , some have wedge gasket ( you should not be able to remove the bead if the wedge gasket is the right size ) , some have security tape ( which usually needs levering out from inside and the tape replacing) .... unfortunately some don't have anything and removing the beads the glass does indeed fall out , but not as common as you would be lead to believe

 

[Kmurphy]

Starting to sound like it isn’t a DIY job