mend my kitchen door

Sarahsaver

lovely old victorian door, 2 glass panels in the top half, tough diamond patterned, not really frosted, looks like toughened glass.
Anyway...son decided to put a big hole in one of the panels today - glass everywhere, so now i need a cheap - and preferably unbreakable replacement.
(before anyone has a go about my son - dont! Hes 4 and has behaviour problems which are being addressed. He doesnt get pocket money so he cant pay for it himself!)
We need to keep something transparent there because otherwise the kitchen would be too dark, its an old house with a step down into the kitchen.
Is there anything which looks nice, would fit in and is not too expensive?

divadee

you could check out your local glazier shop and they could cut a piece of toughned glass to size for you. I had a piece done for a cooker splash back and that cost about £35 but it was a big bit of glass.

HTH

Sarahsaver

I think this was toughened glass that he broke
It has been hit in the past by an adult :-[and didnt break...
Im thinking of perspex, it will look like crap but at least its not going to end up all over my dinner!

divadee

I didnt think of perspex ::) but that should be cheap enough i would think.

Sarahsaver

anyone know where i can get perspex online? i have no transport so i need it delivered

16011996

at work we use these https://www.gcip.co.uk/EP/perspex.htm you can send them an enquiry at the bottom of the page.

Sarahsaver

thanks ;D

Savvy_Sue

Just remember if you fit perspex to go easy on it when you clean it.

My Mum fitted perspex in a kitchen door many many many years ago. She asked my Dad to clean it, and it was probably a while since it had been done, so he took a scourer to it. Result: lots of nasty scratches. And a not very happy Mum.

Sarahsaver

thanks for that too. I am going to have to look for some decorative perspex, i dont think i can live with the plain stuff, it may be a long time b4 my son calms down!

Savvy_Sue

Is leaving the panels open for now an option? I realise it may not be - fire safety, noise, smells etc, but I've never had a closed door to my kitchen!

If not, I would talk to a specialist glazier / perspexer. If you still have some of the old glass they would probably be able to tell if it was toughened, safety etc or not. My son once put his head through a pane of glass in a door which I'd assumed would be at least safety glass, it was quite a new door. But it wasn't.

And doesn't perspex shatter sometimes into quite nasty shards?

plumb1_2

You could also use Laminated glass(safe)