Is there a way to repair a small square glass on a front entry door
l have broken a small square piece of glass out of our living room door. It
is an older door? Is there anyway to repair the glass? If not where l could
l possibly find a place to repair the door and how much do you think it
would cost to get it fixed? Should l just buy a whole new door
altogether?
Start by carefully looking at the square framed area around the
broken glass. If the door is wood an older door will often have four small
pieces of wood holding the glass in place with small nails. Remove these
carefully because you will need to replace them once the broken glass is
removed. Often there are small metal clips that hold the glass under the
small wooden frame these also need to be removed. Sometime the glass is
held in by glazing compound, this can be removed with a putty knife. Any good hardware store can cut you a small window from a sheet of glass. And will have all the other supplies to install the new piece of glass Make sure to measure the opening & bring a piece of the broken glass to match for thickness. Cost for small 10x10 inch glass & supplies 25 dollars. Cost to have it repaired by handyman or window repair man. Varies greatly by area. From 50-200 dollars New door installed from 250 dollars - & higher depending on type of door.
Finish breaking out the glass, then look to see how it was
fastened in. There should be strips framing the glass & attached to the
door to hold it in, The strips are either nailed in with small nails or
brads or glued.Remove the strips, measure the opening, then go to a glass
shop or local small hardware store that sells & cuts glass. One problem
might be the quality of the original as against the replacement glass. but
if you are not fussy there should be no problem. If it is an outside door exposed to the weather you will need putty to go between the glass & the wood strip on the outside. If the glass was held in by putty you will have to scrape out all the old putty, bed the new glass in putty, then with a putty knife or table knife smooth the putty at an angle against the glass. When it hardens paint over it
I would call any local glass(even auto glass) store. It is
usually inexpensive. I had to have a whole window pane replaced once and I
believe it was about $30.
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