If you purchase a beautiful stained glass panel for your home you want it to continue to look its best for a very long time. Sadly there are elements that will take their toll on your window that will mar its appearance.

Excess sun can fade the bright colors of your window if exposed to too much direct light. Hopefully when you decided where to place your panel you can placed it in a place where light could come through the glass to bring out its beauty yet not shine directly on it for long periods to fade the color.

Moisture is the biggest enemy of ant stained glass window though whether it is in the glass or the support structure the panel is mounted in. Care should be taken that the window frame remains strong. If moisture can make its way into the wood structure the deterioration can sag and bulge possibly resulting in a broken glass.

Moisture can also build within stained glass panels where it can damage the lead that binds the glass pieces together. The warming and cooling of this moisture will cause the lead to expand and contract and once this occurs it will remain stretched and will not be able to effectively hold the pieces of glass together.

Of course it is impossible to completely keep a stained glass panel away from harmful elements but by limiting them and with proper care your window can last as long as the home that it is installed in.