Replacing the glass in the interior door

Today there are many different models of door leafs on the market. The designs supplemented with glass inserts are especially popular and in demand. However, there are cases when the glass in the door must be replaced. Most often this is due to poor product quality or careless handling of the sash.

Nowadays, consumers are absolutely not limited in the choice of finishing materials, decor, furniture and door panels for their homes. A door that is suitable in style and shade can be purchased for any interior, be it a popular eternal classic or fancy baroque.

Currently, in many homes, you can meet beautiful and elegant doors with glass inserts. It can have a variety of sizes.So, in stores you can find designs in which glass occupies almost the entire door leaf or specimens with glass inserts made in the form of narrow stripes. Both of these options look attractive and stylish in their respective settings.

Experts recommend buying such doors only from proven and well-known manufacturers, so as not to stumble upon poor quality and short-lived goods. Doors with low-quality glass are unlikely to last a long time.

Often beautiful, but fragile inserts in them are broken, even with fairly careful handling. This can lead to very unpleasant consequences. For example, one of the households could seriously get hurt about shards of the glass insert.

Of course, the destruction of glass in the door leaf can occur not only because of low-quality raw materials. With careless handling of such structures fragile inserts in them can also be broken. So, these doors are not recommended to slam sharply, as this often leads to disastrous consequences.

Often, when they play, they abruptly slam doors or throw something that can get directly into the glass. This can lead to a very unpleasant outcome in the form of serious wounds.

Often the glass in the door still breaks or cracks and needs to be replaced. With this work, you can quite cope on their own. The main thing is to competently and seriously approach this issue and stock up on all the necessary tools and materials.

There are several types of glass that are installed in the door leaf.

• Stained glass. These glasses are the most expensive. Replacing these inserts is more difficult, because without it the interior may seem completely different and faded.
• The usual. Classic glass surfaces can be supplemented with a special sticker in the form of a decorative film. Ordinary glass can be transparent and frosted.
• Plexiglas. This material is not afraid of shock and is more durable. It looks more like plastic, which is also often finished with decorative film.

Before direct replacement of the damaged part, it is necessary to free the door from it.

First you need to remove the door from the hinges (for more convenient work) and get some fixtures.

• Tight gloves for protection against cuts.
• Slotted wide screwdriver. With this tool, you can pry the wooden platbands that hold the glass in the door. If your canvas is paneled (collapsible), then the screwdriver may not be useful at all.
• Chisel. Without this tool not to manage in work with such material as a tree.

• Small hammer. The hammer will be needed in the work of fixing the beadings with small finishing nails. If you are working with a paneled model, then it is better to buy a special rubber hammer to slightly drive in the panels during the assembly of the structure.
• Office knife. This knife will be needed to remove the old sealant in the place of installation of the new glass.
• Rubberized insert or sealant. Special seals not only provide high-quality shrinkage of the fragile insert, but also prevent the appearance of chatter during the operation of the door leaf. A loose construction may also knock during use.
• Construction paper bag, cardboard box or a piece of thick paper. The paper will be needed in order to gently and safely wrap and remove fragments remaining from the previous glass insert.

To install glazed interior doors, the following structures are used.

• Shield These are products where glass is attached using special beadings by lining.
• With slots for insertion on one side (they are king's). These are models in which glass is installed in the cavity of the door leaf.
• Paneled. In these models, the glass is inserted into the grooves.

In order to fix framed canvases, they must be almost completely disassembled into different parts. Many people are afraid of a large number of parts that make up such a door, but do not panic.

The design can not disassemble, but only open access to the glass.

To do this, you need to know the design of such a door.

• Support in a vertical position - side door pillars;
• The cross support - holds longitudinal details and glass;
• Panels - thin components inserts, located between the transverse elements;
• The baguette detail is the same transverse support, but performs the function of a decorative insert.

Many panel doors are made according to the thorn-groove principle.They understand very easily and simply. Faced with similar options, you do not have to clean the necessary areas of the old sealant. After removing the damaged insert, a new glass is installed in the same place, and the door is assembled in the reverse order, after which it can be installed in the same place in the apartment.

To replace the glass in the tsar's door, it is also removed from its hinges and placed on a flat surface. After that, with the help of a ruler and chisel you need to remove all the plugs that are on the edges of the base. Using a screwdriver, remove all fasteners. Now you need to take a small hammer and a bar and with their help separate the ingsa over the entire surface of the canvas. This should be done from the bottom up.

After removing the tsargi, it is necessary to remove the old glass from the grooves with silicone (of course, wearing gloves). At the end, you can safely install a new glass sheet of a suitable size in the grooves, place the ryar in its place, assemble the structure and install it on the hinges in the opening.

As a rule, glass in such traditional canvases is installed on the sash with the help of beadings (wood fasteners). For work on the replacement of the insert, these parts are better to buy new ones, since the previous ones can easily be damaged at the time of installation or dismantling of the glass.

First you need to slightly knock the beadings with a screwdriver and a small hammer. It is necessary to release the insert a little, but not to remove the fasteners. Then you should remove the beadings that are at the top (only if the canvas is removed from the loop).

After that, the remains of the former glass are removed. Do not forget about removing the previous sealing compound from the door leaf.

New glass insert in such products is installed in the lumen, pre-treated with sealant. If necessary, you can use a glass seal. Staples are mounted on top.

If the glass in the door is not broken and not cracked, and began to stagger, making unpleasant noises, then you can act differently.

• Purchase a specialized “sanitary sealant” and apply it with a thin strip in the slots between the glass and the wooden sheet;
• Insert ordinary matches into the corners of the glass part. Also suitable for this acrylic putty, which must be applied to the edges of the glass;
• Small pieces of cork can be thoroughly missed with universal glue and inserted into the slots along the perimeter of the glass insert;
• Remove shtapiki fasteners, apply sealant to glass and install them again, but closer to the panel.

If the glass in the interior door is cracked, then its repair and restoration of decorative functions can be done in the following way.

• Paste a special adhesive composition for glass furniture;
• Glue the affected part with epoxy glue;
• Apply to the cracks moldings, if they are on the edges of the insert;
• Decorate with various films that cover the damage;
• Hide the stained glass films.

It should consider in more detail one of the most common options for the restoration of cracked glass in the interior door with your own hands.

• First you need to stock up on silicone glue, brush, syringe and acetone, as well as detergent and clear varnish;
• Next, you need to carefully prepare the glass insert and thoroughly wash it with glass cleaner and warm water. Wash inserts need on both sides;

• After their complete drying, you need to degrease the area where the crack is located. To do this, take a cotton swab and thoroughly moisten it in acetone. Glue will be applied to the degreased surface much better, and the service life of the glass thus restored will be much longer;
• It is also permissible to handle cracks with cotton swabs. However, when using such a device, one should pay attention to whether it does not leave behind itself fibers in the damaged part of the glass;
• After careful and careful handling of the damage, it is necessary to proceed to the sticking of the crack.

• To do this, you need to type in the syringe (of course, without a needle) silicone glue and fill the crack as accurately as possible.Take your time, embarking on such work. It should be made slowly and surely, so that the composition is evenly distributed over the damaged area.
• Today in the stores of building materials you can find tubes of glue, equipped with very convenient nozzles with tips, which helps to squeeze more impressive portions.

• If the damage on the glass is large enough, then after applying the adhesive it is worth to glue it on both sides with a normal transparent tape. Completed work should be left to 12 hours until completely dry.
• At the end of this work it is necessary to cover the surface of the crack with a colorless varnish. To do this, take a thin brush, dip it in the composition and hold on the area of ​​gluing. After that, you need to wait for the complete drying of the applied varnish, and the work will be completed.

Doors with glass look organically in many interiors, and it is not at all important whether stained glass or ordinary inserts are present in them. The main thing - to choose the design of the appropriate style and color.

You should consider a few organic and stylish ensembles, in which there are elegant doors with glass inserts.

• A fashionable black door with a glass case inlays will effectively stand out against the white walls and a glossy milk floor. Next to this detail you can put a small bright chair and a metal floor lamp with a canopy-bell.
• The design of a dense chocolate color with a thin glass line in the middle can be installed in a white room with an accent wall that is close in color to the door leaf. The floor in this setting should also be trimmed with white materials and arrange in it the furniture of snow-white and coffee tones.
• A luxurious door of dark chocolate color with a black long glass insert will look perfect in a white room with a gray floor decorated with glossy tiles. Support the dark linen with wall shelves of the same color and with a wooden table imitating poor processing.

• Light wooden doors with glass parts will look good in the corridor with gray-white walls and a dark laminate floor. To give the situation a special style and make it more original, you can use a blue LED hue under the wall curbs and wall blue lights near the doors.
• If you like modern and progressive ensembles, then you will like the laconic chocolate door with a long strip in the form of glass, located in the center. A similar model can be installed in a beige room with a dark-red laminate floor. Underline the modern ensemble with a metal lamp with red shades, a leather brown pouf and a large corner sofa with an animal carpet on the floor.
• A brown door with a beautiful glass of elegant shape will look good in a room with rich purple walls and a red floor decorated with a floorboard. In such interiors, it is worthwhile to place furniture and decor in neutral and classic colors, so that the image does not seem too colorful. For example, it may be a white sofa of rounded shapes and wall paintings with white frames.

• In the luxurious corridor of a milky color with a floor trimmed with expensive pale peach tiles, white doors with graceful curved handles and large glass accents of pale blue color with beautiful patterns will look great. Decorate such a presentable atmosphere with a high light vase in the antique style with a floral pattern.
• In a spacious room with pale yellow walls and caramel tiles, good-quality doors made of natural wood of brown color with undulating inserts made of embossed thick glass will look great. Support such details with a wooden high cabinet of a similar shade.
• The door of a gentle shade with a frosted glass insert will look great against the background of the sky-blue or blue walls and white glossy floor. Add to this situation a black table with a high blue flower vase, a glass floor vase with decorative “snags” and a snow-white bench near one of the walls.

The video will help you to independently dismantle the glass from the door.