Yesterday yvonne shared how to build a door from scratch with a frosted glass pane but if you have an existing door and just want some light today s tutorial from charlotte will walk you through the process just like she did for making your own floor pouf and don t forget to come link up your door related.
Installing glass in a solid wood door.
Shoot two 1 1 4 inch pin nails.
In this capsule video you will how to replace glass on a door with wood mouldings.
Use a screwdriver and hammer to remove the pins from the hinges of the door.
Sand the edges of the opening with medium grit sandpaper to make it smooth.
It s important for the door to be off the hinges when you cut the wood so you don t make any mistakes.
Cut the panel out of the door or a piece the size you require for your window.
Next apply a bead of silicon caulking around the inside of the molding.
You want to make sure that the molding is positioned so that when you insert the glass it s centered in the door.
Coat the exposed raw wood.
Tap the window and frame into the previously cut window opening flush with both sides.
How to put a window in a solid wood door.
There is a lip between the glass and the face of the door on both sides.
Paint the wooden stops.
Use a brad nailer to secure the wooden stops image 2.
Finish the corners with a handsaw to get a nice clean cut.
Painting the wooden stops down to the glass ensures a paint seal between the glass and the wood.
Nail the decorative trim into the opening on the outside of the door you re creating a sandwich effect wood stop glass wood stop.
The super sharp shards of regular glass.
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Next in shutthefrontdoordiy learn to add a glass pane to a wood door.
Re install the wooden glass stops or add new wooden stops as needed.
It s a good idea to prime new wooded stops prior to installation when possible.
To ensure that the glass is correctly installed the temper stamp should appear on the bottom of the door carefully lay the door over the door glass.
Carefully lay the glass in place add another bead of caulk around the inside of the glass and frame around the hole on the other side with the decorative moulding.
If you are installing glass in a door i would strongly recommend getting a piece that is tempered it is about 4x stronger than plain glass and if shattered it breaks into a bunch of tiny relatively harmless pieces vs.
Install the new glass install the new glass by lifting the door off of the sawhorses and lay the outer frame with glass over the sawhorses.