broken glass in old oak door

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elmer's girl

Tue, 07/31/2007 - 4:16pm

broken glass in old oak door

I have an old oak door that I love! The problem is the middle pain of glass on the door has recently been broken. How can I repair it? Is it possible to replace the glass on my own? There are no local glass repair co in my area, and cost wise I would rather do it on my own. Thanks-

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broken glass in old oak door

elise72 writes:

Thu, 08/16/2007 - 11:05am

You should be able to carefully remove the trim pieces and/or tabs that hold the glass pane in place. Measure the glass pane size (depth, width, height) and if you don't have a glass cutter in your area, you may be able to find a company online that will sell you a small precut piece. Make sure they get a sample of your broken glass if you want a perfect match. Installing the new glass pane in the door is just the reverse of removal.