• New Stained Glass windows designed, fabricated and installed
• All Design Styles
• New custom frames fabricated and installed
• Old frames and glass can be removed and replaced with newly fabricated and installed frames
• Complete sets of new stained glass windows or individual memorial windows commisioned

Mr. Clark will design your new stained glass based on any of his existing design styles or any styles you choose.

If you already have stained glass and wish to add to it, Mr. Clark will match existing designs, glass types, colors and painting so your new stained glass blends perfectly with your other windows. Any stained glass style from any period can be beautifully designed and executed for you by Sunlites.

• New stained glass is usually installed on the interior side of your existing clear windows with new moldings to mount stained glass in place.
• If old windows need to be replaced, Sunlites can remove old glass, frames and millwork and install new custom frames with exterior protective storm glass or Lexan.
• We install new top quality aluminum extruded frames with vents that open, with security handles and screens. Our top quality frames are fabricated by the professionals at J. Sussman, Inc. in Queens, New York. We also fabricate and install new specialty hardwood frames. Custom bronze frames are also available.

We can reproduce existing frameworks of any kind to match historic frames and millworks.

If your existing frames are in good condition, the stained glass can be installed directly into them without changing or modifying them. We only need to fabricate or provide new moldings to match the existing frames that hold the stained glass in place on the interior side.

Stained glass windows do not necessarily need protective covers, and covers can in some cases be counter productive and accelerate deterioration of the stained glass. Covers are usually installed when there is a risk of damage from the exterior by vandalism or a high likelihood of wind or weather damage.

When installed with proper venting, either type protective cover can add insulative value by helping seal the envelope of a building along with protecting and preserving panels from damage, particularly when stained glass is valuable or historic.

The two best choices for exterior protective covers are; 1) clear laminated safety glass, or 2) when greater risk of vandalism exists, polycarbonate plastic (i.e. LexanŞ). Polycarbonate is an advanced plastic that resists breakage far greater than glass. With time it scratches and after about ten years can haze over thus requiring replacement to maintain good aesthetics. When polycarbonate is needed to protect from vandalism it should be considered a temporary cover that will need to be replaced down the road.

Safety glass is a more permanent product. It does not haze over and does not need to be replaced unless broken. It maintains its clear glass look. If broken, it stays in place like a car windshield and does not fall out. This reduces liability concerns, particularly if broken glass could fall on a person below. If broken, it prevents further damage to the stained glass because even though broken, it stays in place.

If there is a real risk of vandalism, Lexan provides the best protection. If objects like rocks or bricks are thrown at it or small caliber bullets fired at it, they bounce off. But the price to pay when this protection is needed is that the product is more expensive in the long run since it needs to be replaced every ten or fifteen years to maintain clear appearance and transmit light properly.

The cost of your new stained glass depends on the detail and style of the design, if vitreous painting is used and on the magnitude of the overall project.