Advice on stained glass window door after burglary

laurenfiencity

Hi all,

First time poster here! We were burgled a few days ago while away visiting family for Christmas. Frustratingly, it was because a bathroom downstairs window was left slightly ajar by a family member, and we didn't spot it. Luckily nothing much was taken so more of a wake up call, and we've bought a few security bits (motion sensor lights for front of house, fake alarm system etc etc) as a deterrent, and peace of mind. Normally all doors and windows are locked and checked (and checked again...) so frustrating that it happened at all.

It has made me think, though, about our front door - it's an old one with a stained glass window pane, and two stained glass windows either side. Looks lovely, but it's a bit old, with a Yale lock. I'd love to ideally replace it and have something more secure, but would be a shame to lose the lovely windows.

Probably a really stupid question so apologies in advance, but besides getting a new lock, or bolts for the top and bottom, is there any other way to replace it/make it more secure?

Any help appreciated

jk0

How about screwing a sheet of clear perspex to the frames on the inside of each window?

Ellieduval

We had our front door replaced before Christmas.Its now realy solid and much warmer and secure..
We live in an old early Victorian house with stained glass fanlight and stained glass panels,two of them just like your front door.
We had put off having the door replaced because of them and of course the frame would have to include the fanlight which we did'nt want to lose.
We got an independant company out who specialises in doors and windows,explained our concerns and were told it was no problem to have the glass re-made to the exact specification.
Apparently its done all the time and it didnt cost more than a couple of hundred pounds to do it.
They replaced the exact likeness in the double glazed panels and fan light.It is now warmer too and we are going to use the panels from the doors which we saved for something else
It would be worth ringing around to try and find someone willing to do this also there are a lot of independant glass artists around who could probably give you a lead to a company they do work for.
Seriously tho my new glass is indistinguishable from the old glass and was well worth doing.

Fire_Fox

An experienced glazier may be able to install a protective pane of glass on the outside of the stained glass panel. This was done to the front door (original Victorian) of a previous home, following two attempted break ins.