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The address was a three-flat in Bridgeport, the kind of building that had seen a century of winters and had the cracked mortar to prove it. Inside the basement, the air smelled of damp concrete and old laundry soap. The homeowner, a woman named Sarah who had inherited the place from her aunt, pointed to the problem.

"Push," I muttered, mostly to myself. I wiggled it until it seated flush with its neighbors. glass block repair chicago

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This is the part most people don't understand about . They see a broken window and assume the whole thing is toast. They picture a demolition crew, dust, and a week of waiting. But in a city like Chicago, where basements are deep and foundations are old, glass block is often the only armor a home has. We don't replace; we transplant. "Push," I muttered, mostly to myself

Once the opening was cleared, I mixed a small batch of white mortar. It’s a specific consistency—not too wet, or it runs down the glass; not too dry, or it won't seal. I buttered the edges of the new block, sliding it into the gap like the last piece of a puzzle.

"Close enough," I said. "The old ones have a bit of a wave to the glass. This new one is cleaner, but once it's mortared in, nobody will notice but us."

"Matches the vintage?" Sarah asked, peering over my shoulder.

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