Maybe it was a flyaway baseball that sailed through a window, who knows or will admit to it? The job of repairing a broken glass windowpane in a family home is a common one. And a broken windowpane is an open invitation to bugs and breezes, not to mention intruders, so the job should be tackled as soon as possible. If the damage is in a removable sash, you can take it to a glass repair service, but if it’s in a permanently fixed window you have to work on it in place.
A handyman will charge $126, including labor and material, to replace a 24-by-27-inch pane in a double-hung single pane window. But you can buy the materials for $30, make the repair, and pocket a 76% saving….