How to replace the glass in the door

The need to replace the door glass occurs not only because of its damage, but when I want to update the interior by adding new decorative elements. People who are accustomed to do all repair work on their own, can also cope with this task. The course of work on changing glass depends on the method of its fastening in the door canvase.

In the old domestic doors, the glass was fixed with the help of staps navigable by cloves. A chisel is taken to dismantle them, inserted under the bar next to the nail and neatly comes up, trying not to damage the stroke and other details of the design. This method of fastening is often found on modern doors.

In budget products, the glass is sometimes inserted from the top end and kept with wedges that can be pulled out with a crochet from the wire, then move the glass to remove the glass.

A more complex option is the collapsible doors, you will have to understand the device of the canvas, to find the fasteners (usually used bolts located with sides and closed with plastic squeezes). Here the main difficulty lies in the back assembly of the door.

Manufacturers of interroom doors use the described methods separately, in combinations or invent their technical solutions. For example, the situation occurs when the glass in the laminated door is installed during the assembly of the canvas, then the latter is "tightly". In such cases, repair is impossible or professional carpentry skills will be needed for it.

Glass replacement sequence in the door canvase:

Carefully remove broken fragments;
Passes are cleared, glass fastening locations;
The necessary glass element is measured;
New glass is ordered or cut independently;
Glass is inserted and fixed by the method provided by the design.

IMPORTANT: Use of liquid nails and sealants when installing glass, if it is initially provided by the manufacturer, in other cases such measures can make subsequent repairs impossible.