replacement safety glass panes for a 15 pane internal door?

DVardysShadow

I believe that any single piece of glass under a certain size [0.5m^2] does not need treatment but must be 6mm thick at least. You do need to check this out.

leveller2911

DVardysShadow wrote: »

I believe that any single piece of glass under a certain size [0.5m^2] does not need treatment but must be 6mm thick at least. You do need to check this out.

Think 6mm float is double the price of 4mm toughend, and weighs 30% more......There may also be a problem with the depth of the rebates, they may not allow 6mm glass.

leveller2911

oz0707 wrote: »

Forget changing glass if it isn't beaded. Your talking a chippie or glazer for a day and a right mess of a door afterwards. If you can find a similar door on the shelf, or (likely) don't have anything to match up to, then buy a new door. New door £70 ish, fitted 50 ish 120 all done, toughened.

It amazes me you can buy a new door fitted with bevelled edged toughend glass for say £70-00 and yet if you go and buy the glass only its more than the door with the glass already in..lol Guess its because they are made in China ..

latecomer

OK thanks for all the opinions. Its a 1930s door which matches all the other woodwork in the original house so its not being replaced. Also given the existing glass is also ancient (apart from 1-2 which have been replaced and have a slightly different pattern) I feel it makes sense to replace them all. If I get a good quote to do the work from the company the MIL uses then I'll might let them do it but given that my experience with trades isn't great I'll may have a shot myself. At least that way if I mess it up its my own fault.

May try and remove the beading round one of the broken panes to see how it goes. If it comes to the worst I've probably got enough douglas fir from another door that was cannibalised and some skirting boards that could be used to make more beading

latecomer

andyb wrote:

I would replace it. We replaced our 15 pane door to the lounge with a part-glazed one a few months back (door was warped so wouldn't close plus we had concerns on the safety aspects too).

latecomer wrote: »

Its a 1930s door which matches all the other woodwork in the original house so its not being replaced.

Its douglas fir thats been stained/varnished and then painted so its got a very distinctive colour.