Removing The Glass From A Old Wooden Door

One of the things i really wanted was lots of wood.

Removing the glass from a old wooden door.

The glass broke and we changed out glass panes that were broken for fresh plexiglas that was lying around. Use the pliers to remove all of the glass shards. When you work with broken glass wear safety goggles as well as gloves. Use a stiff blade putty knife to pry the wooden stops from around the broken pane.

Use a small flat pry bar to separate the wooden window stop molding from the door frame image 2. The original wooden doors were painted. Carefully remove the broken pane from the door. For a wood frame window use a wire brush and clean out any dirt and residue on and inside the window frame.

Scrape away the softened material with a putty knife. To remove it dampen a soft fine grade steel wool pad with more paint stripper and rub it against the wood following the wood grain then wipe off the softened stain with a rag. If so you have to loosen the glass very carefully not to break it. After the strips are removed you should carefully verify if the glass is completely free.

All in this door cost me maybe 100. Paint remnants could still hold the glass. The house was almost 60 years old and had hardwood flooring. Well those were the first thing to tackle.

In our case the molding was so deteriorated that it came off in pieces remove the window stop molding and set it aside. Remove the metal glazing points. I have always been impressed with houses that has well finished wood throughout. Rather than spend another few hours lining up the new latch with the old hole on the door frame i just screwed in a hook and eye and called it a day.

With traditional glazing soften the old compound with a heat gun being careful not to scorch the wood. If possible try to separate the molding from the frame without breaking the molding. Removing the wooden strips holding the glass should be sufficient to take out the glass. We go through taking the retaining trim off to.

Door glass replacement in 9 steps measure the broken door pane for a new piece of glass. Small chips of glass can cause permanent eye damage. But that includes paint hinges sandpaper. If the putty is old it should be cracking away from the wood and can be picked or snapped off.

Scrape away the old glazing compound from the windowpane opening. I was able to replace the old doorknob with an old glass one i had in my stash. Go around the window with the razor blade inserting the blade between the wood and the glazing putty.