It's likely "glazed" to one side with silicone. If that silicone squished around the sides of the glass you will have a real hard time getting it out. A pro would use a deglazing knife, some are like a thin putty knife that is sharp on the edges. Others are more like a pizza cutter with a good handle to grip and push/pull. Suction cups would also help, to have someone pulling on the glass while the other guy cuts. But you might be able to accomplish the same thing by flipping the door over, place a cushion beneath it (like foam board), and that way you could cut the perimeter while you push down on the glass with one hand from above.
Tempered glass is pretty hard to break, but as mentioned, prying on the edges is not smart... that's where it's weakest.
Slip a thin putty knife between the glass and the wood moulding to loosen it from the glazing compound/caulk. Do not try to pry the glass away from the wood with any force. That will break the glass.
It's likely "glazed" to one side with silicone. If that silicone squished around the sides of the glass you will have a real hard time getting it out. A pro would use a deglazing knife, some are like a thin putty knife that is sharp on the edges. Others are more like a pizza cutter with a good handle to grip and push/pull. Suction cups would also help, to have someone pulling on the glass while the other guy cuts. But you might be able to accomplish the same thing by flipping the door over, place a cushion beneath it (like foam board), and that way you could cut the perimeter while you push down on the glass with one hand from above.
Tempered glass is pretty hard to break, but as mentioned, prying on the edges is not smart... that's where it's weakest.
Hello all,
We have swinging interior doors whose hinges need adjusting because the doors slam when left to close. There is a pin in the hinge which probably just needs to be removed and placed in a different hole, but I still wanted to check to be sure.
Also, the swinging doors are now meeting at the top which also indicates that an adjustment is needed. What is the best way to do that?
I have attached photos of the hinge and the top of the swinging doors where they meet.
Thanks for your help.
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in the pictures you can see that I need to move the bottom over at most 1/8in.
That also would line up the top of the doors.
The weather strip in the middle otherwise doesn't line up.
I tried putting shims under the hinge but that only closes the gap of the hinge.
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09-13-22, 12:07 PM
