While installing shades on our office doors, the bit fell out my screwdriver, bounced off the door handle into the glass, and broke one of them. Ugh!
Here's a pic of the one that isn't broken. Do we think it would be cheaper to replace the glass (if that can even be done) or just replace the whole door? Considering I painted these, installed all the handles/hinges, and did a big notch out for a flush bolt, I'd rather go the glass route than start all over again.
That looks like a wood door which means the stop around the window would be removable to replace the glass. Removed carefully..... the stop should be reusable.
Here's a video showing a similar situation.... Door repair video
No, it was definitely tempered. The glass cracked all over but stayed intact in the frame (except for a couple pieces) even when I took it off the frame and carried it to the porch.
I think you will just have to check prices. When I've checked in my area tempered glass was surprisingly expensive. For one project it was cheaper for me to buy a storm door just for the glass.
To answer your question, I would think that replacing the tempered glass would be the way to go considering the work involved to have to prepare, install and paint a new door.
Called around today and a local glass shop said that could replace the glass for $85 with $55 labor. Much cheaper than buying a new door! Hate to spend the $, but guess I need to be more careful next time. :-p
So we recently bought a home built in '58 that needs some work. The interior doors all need replaced but they have an odd jamb setup that I have never seen before. All of the jambs are 3.5" deep with walls that are pretty standard 4 9/16". The doors that are in now all seem to be standard widths.
My question is this, is it best to rip this all out to get standard depth jambs so we can trim out the openings, even if it means sacrificing door width? I would think I would have to get narrower door units to shim them out. I have not cut back the surrounding drywall anywhere to see how the existing jambs are mounted yet.
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Hi,
I wonder if anyone could help. We have a wooden window sill in the bathroom and we need to protect it as we can see that water is penetrating the wood. As you can see in the picture, the sill has rounded edges. What would be the best option in terms of impermeabilizing or protecting the wood?
Many thanks in advance.
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03-31-21, 06:47 PM
Replacing Glass on Interior Office Door
