One of the things i really wanted was lots of wood.
Removing the glass from a old wooden door.
Well those were the first thing to tackle.
When you work with broken glass wear safety goggles as well as gloves.
I was able to replace the old doorknob with an old glass one i had in my stash.
In our case the molding was so deteriorated that it came off in pieces remove the window stop molding and set it aside.
I have always been impressed with houses that has well finished wood throughout.
Go around the window with the razor blade inserting the blade between the wood and the glazing putty.
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.
Door glass replacement in 9 steps measure the broken door pane for a new piece of glass.
We go through taking the retaining trim off to.
If possible try to separate the molding from the frame without breaking the molding.
Remove the metal glazing points.
Use a stiff blade putty knife to pry the wooden stops from around the broken pane.
Paint remnants could still hold the glass.
Use a small flat pry bar to separate the wooden window stop molding from the door frame image 2.
Lay a thick.
If so you have to loosen the glass very carefully not to break it.
The two things that you need to look for are.
For a wood frame window use a wire brush and clean out any dirt and residue on and inside the window frame.
The glass broke and we changed out glass panes that were broken for fresh plexiglas that was lying around.
If the putty is old it should be cracking away from the wood and can be picked or snapped off.
Carefully remove the broken pane from the door.
The house was almost 60 years old and had hardwood flooring.
Small chips of glass can cause permanent eye damage.
Removing the wooden strips holding the glass should be sufficient to take out the glass.
A couple of years ago i bought a house.
Scrape away the softened material with a putty knife.
With traditional glazing soften the old compound with a heat gun being careful not to scorch the wood.
Scrape away the old glazing compound from the windowpane opening.
The original wooden doors were painted.
Use the pliers to remove all of the glass shards.
But that includes paint hinges sandpaper.