How to remove glass from an interior door. How to replace glass in an interior door with your own hands

We study the material

Before proceeding with the insert replacement procedure itself, you need to figure out what type of glass you are dealing with.

Decorative glass insert

This insert in the door is the most expensive, and not all manufacturers use it. Such glass can be directly called an ideal option, because it does not require any refinement. The only drawback of this design is that it will not be so easy to find an insert with the same decorative elements.

Important! Very often, door owners do not find inserts with the same design, and as a result, they replace the glass in all their interior doors, spending a lot of money on this replacement.

Ordinary glass inlay

Such material is an ideal alternative to an expensive decorative insert, however, this material entails additional refinement, which means pasting it with special films for decoration. You can buy a glass tab in almost every hardware store.

Important! If we compare such glass with the above, the price will be about half as much.

plexiglass

Both types of tabs described above have one serious drawback - fragility. With a careless attitude to such material, it can easily break even before you fix the glass in the door. Plexiglas (monolithic polycarbonate) is deprived of such a disadvantage. Simply put, it is an ordinary transparent plastic that is very easy to scratch.

Important! Just like ordinary glass, monolithic polycarbonate will need additional refinement to give a decorative look - it needs to be covered with a special decorative film, which, at the same time, will also serve as protection against minor scratches and subsequent clouding of the plexiglass.

Plywood or fibreboard (Fibreboard)

This option is the most budgetary. You can replace broken or darkened glass by folding fiberboard in half with the back sides facing each other. Another option for using such material is to paste over an opaque film on a laminated fiberboard.

Important! This option cannot be called durable and attractive, but it is he who is the cheapest.

Glass replacement

You broke the glass in the interior door, what to do? After you figured out the material, you can safely pull out the insert and proceed to replace it.

How to take out old glass?

If your glass is broken, it is better to wear shoes with thick soles before work - this will protect you from splinters in your foot.

You can pull out the old glass by following this algorithm:

• To study the method of attaching glass to the interior door leaf. Each manufacturer has his own.
• Put on gloves and loosen the fastener using a chisel and hammer.

Important! For greater security, it is best to first loosen the top glazing beads.

• Carefully remove the glass.

Important! If the glass is broken, it is better to get rid of large fragments first, and only then - from small ones. For greater safety, it is better to put them in a tight bag so that others do not get hurt. If, in addition to glass, the rubber lining is also damaged, you will also have to purchase a rubberized tape.

Standard insert option

This option involves the use of quarters, which users often confuse with beading beads, but this is not entirely correct. So, if you have this particular door leaf, then you can immediately say that you are very lucky, because the process of replacing the insert in this case is very simple.

You can install glass in the door as follows:

• Remove old glass.

Important! If the old glass tab is broken, after removing it, you need to carefully sweep all the fragments from the floor so as not to step on them during work.

• Take all the necessary measurements and purchase a new decorative or regular insert in the store.
• If it is decorative, inserting it is quite simple. To do this, you need to insert it where the old glass stood and fix the glazing beads.
• If the insert is ordinary, you first need to paste over it with a special self-adhesive film. Next, you need to insert this glass in the same way as the decorative one.

Important! Before sticking the film, you need to familiarize yourself with two rules:

• Before proceeding to its gluing, the glass surface must be moistened with a little soapy water.
• During gluing, the film must be carefully smoothed and get rid of air bubbles - a spatula will do an excellent job with this job.

Non-standard option

Unfortunately, not all doors have such a simple design as described above. There are also models where glazing beads are simply not used. In this case, you will have to disassemble the door completely, into separate parts. This technology for replacing glass in an interior door with your own hands is as follows:

1. Examine the ends of the door leaf for the presence of self-tapping screws and confirmations.
2. Remove the door itself and put it on the floor.
3. Get rid of plugs and fasteners.
4. Remove the long side of the door, then remove the glass insert itself.
5. Install new glass and assemble everything as it was, following the reverse order of the algorithm.

Important! Any decor that was on the old glass insert can be glued onto the new one using liquid nails.

The most fragile in any interior are elements containing glass components in their design. A broken souvenir or dishes is always regrettable, but if the fragile decor in the door is damaged, then repair work is indispensable.

A quick replacement of glass in an interior door can be carried out by trained professionals, however, with some skill, care and accuracy, this operation can be performed without outside help. This will require a small set of tools and a sufficient amount of time.

Application of transparent decor

Beautiful glazing of doors simultaneously performs several functions:

• is a decoration of the room;
• visually increases the interior space of the room;
• lets in a greater amount of natural light flux;
• in some cases, it allows you to save expensive materials from which the door is made.

The physical characteristics of this fragile material are such that in some situations, glass for interior doors can break from an inadvertent sharp blow. By nature, it will not be possible to collect the fragments together, so a replacement will have to be carried out.

Varieties of glass in the interior

There are several types of glass used in doors. Not all of them behave the same after being damaged. Consider the types of material:

• Decorative glass. One of the most expensive options, which is a true decoration not only for the door, but for the entire room. In most cases, such an expensive material is made as a kit for all interior doors. Simply replacing such glass in an interior door will be problematic, because it will stand out from the general set. The amount for 1 m 2 often exceeds $ 20.

Decorative glazing

• Ordinary glass. The classic version with a decorative film sticker will cost much less to replace. It is enough to buy separately a glass plate in size and a self-adhesive film.

A more dangerous but inexpensive option

• Plexiglas (monolithic polycarbonate). This material is free from the problems of traditional glass, as it is not subject to destruction from impacts. In fact, it is a plastic that can also be used in doors. Such glasses in interior doors can also be pasted over with a decorative film, since in their pure form they are easily subjected to mechanical damage (scratches).

It does not break, but it is easy to damage it - scratch it, break off a small fragment from the edge, etc.

You can temporarily close the opening when interior doors are being repaired and broken glass is being replaced with something opaque to provide an enclosed space in the room.

VIDEO: Instructions for replacing glass in the door leaf

Preliminary replacement operations

In order for the replacement of glass in interior doors to take place in comfortable conditions, it is necessary to get rid of its remnants on the floor, and only after that proceed with subsequent dismantling using improvised means.

For a classic design with glazing beads, you will need a screwdriver and a hammer, with which we loosen the mount in order to get the pieces that have not fallen out. The operation must be carried out with gloves so as not to damage the hands. Removal begins with the upper fragments, which are folded into a prepared container with thick paper at the bottom. Next, move on to the lower residues. In addition to the use of gloves, it is necessary to have shoes with thick soles on your feet.

Wood frame work

Typically, replacing broken glass in an interior wooden door begins with loosening the top, side, and bottom glazing beads. Everything is done in that order. After extracting the residues, dismantle all the glazing beads.

If necessary, staining of possible damaged wooden areas is carried out. Other cosmetic repairs are also carried out.

If you carry out landing measurements for new glass yourself, then be sure to leave a technological gap of 1.5-2.0 mm on all sides so that the glass sits in place without interference. It is more problematic with curly forms. For such an operation, it is desirable to invite glaziers personally.

Use a metal ruler to cut

If sealing elements remain in the grooves, for example, the remnants of silicone putty, then it must be removed by scraping with a knife or screwdriver. If it is planned to use new glazing beads, then they are painted in the color scheme of the door separately from the canvas. Then they are allowed to dry for a while. Glass brought into the house from frost must be left for a while so that its temperature equals room temperature and it is not too fragile to work with.

When glass is cut at home, the existing workpiece must be washed with soapy water, holding it with a cotton rag. It is advisable to remove the door from the hinges so that it is more comfortable to carry out an estimate, measurements and try on the finished product.

During installation, the ends of the insert must be treated with a sealant so that during operation the material does not dry out and the glass falls out.

After inserting a new glass plate, we mount the glazing beads and fix them with small nails. This must be done carefully so as not to damage the fragile surface again. The glazing beads on the ends are also pre-treated with silicone.

It is necessary to hold the glass on both sides until the glazing beads are fixed

It is dangerous to place glass in a door that is suspended, as the glass may fall out of an unsecured cavity.

extreme options

Separate door designs cause difficulties when replacing glass in a door on your own. In such doors there are no glazing beads in the traditional form. We'll have to completely disassemble the entire mechanism to get to the heart of the matter. The beginning is carried out with the search for plugs, behind which the fastener heads are hidden.

The procedure is performed on the door removed from the hinges and laid out on a flat horizontal surface. To dismantle the remaining glass, it is necessary to get rid of one of the sidewalls. When installing new glass in such a design, it is worth treating the ends of the canvas with soap gruel. This will eliminate the possible rattling of the glass in the door. Complete assembly is carried out in the reverse order of disassembly.

When replacing a triplex with household tools and technologies, it is indispensable. Such glass is usually mounted exclusively in industrial conditions.

Triplex - all fragments remain on the film

For reference. Triplex - laminated glass, in which the layers are glued together under high pressure with a special polymer film. By analogy with car glass, it does not fall out when damaged, but remains inside.

VIDEO: Replacing broken glass on an interior door

Doors with glass inserts of various configurations and sizes are not an invention of today or even yesterday. Previously, it was called door stained-glass windows and they were placed not only for beauty and grace. In some houses and other residential and non-residential premises, such doors also carried a certain semantic load. They depicted coats of arms, some landscapes and religious symbols. Nowadays, this moment is rarely observed anywhere, but other functions have appeared.

Visual increase in space, better lighting, maintaining the overall style of the room, and so on. But the inserts have changed little in their physical qualities, and sometimes it becomes necessary to replace the glass in the door. Calling a specialist glazier is, of course, easier, but doing it yourself is not so difficult.

The answer to this question suggests itself, and it is quite natural. Other same glass. Logical, isn't it? But sometimes it happens that glass that is suitable in size, pattern or color cannot be obtained within a short period of time, and it is simply necessary to replace the broken glass in the interior door. Leaving it in place, firstly, is ugly, and, secondly, it is traumatic. Especially if there are small children in the house who constantly forget the most important instructions of their parents and can get hurt. And therefore, you will have to look for a replacement, and neither pride nor aesthetic education allows leaving a hole in the door.

The easiest option is to insert a neatly sawn piece of plywood or fiberboard. They can even be somewhat ennobled by pasting over with some exquisite pattern. Or get the same kids to paint it in the style of the early impressionists. Just do not forget that this is a temporary option and it is still necessary to look for, and then insert a suitable glass.

Getting ready for work

Any homework related to the repair of some kind of mechanism, household appliance or interior door begins with the fact that the person who is going to make this repair selects the best set of tools for himself. To fix the iron, you will probably need a soldering iron. To paste wallpaper, you need a roller, scissors and an assistant. To hang a shelf in the bathroom, you get a drill, dowels and exact instructions from your wife where exactly to hang the shelf.

In order to replace the broken glass in the door you will need:

• Gloves.
• Wide screwdriver.
• Hammer.
• Chisel.
• Sharp knife.
• Roulette or centimeter.
• Sealant, rubberized gasket or glazing bead.

And the last action, before replacing the glass in the interior door, is to remove the door itself from the hinges and lay it so that it is convenient. Of course, you can carry out this operation right on the spot, but it will be more convenient, and removing modern doors is a matter of a few seconds, you don’t even need an assistant. Just open the door, lift it up and that's it.

Just make sure that fragments from a damaged insert do not fall out and injure you.

Glass replacement step by step

So, all the preparatory work has been done. The right tool at your fingertips. No one is running around or standing over their shoulder. Getting Started:

• We remove the damaged glass and all the fragments. This is where gloves are needed. The chips are probably sharp and it is quite possible to get hurt about them, pulling them out with bare hands.
• Remove the bead or gasket.
• We clean from putty or sealant.
• It will not be superfluous to go around the entire perimeter with sandpaper.
• We make measurements. In this case, it must be taken into account that the glass insert itself must be installed without the slightest effort. Therefore, both the length and width are calculated in such a way that they are a few millimeters smaller.
• According to the obtained dimensions, we order glass from a glazier or cut it out ourselves.

On this, the process of removing the glass insert, which for some reason broke or became unusable, can be considered complete. It's time to bring the door back to its original state.

• Around the entire perimeter closer to one edge, it is necessary to apply a layer of silicone sealant.
• A brand new glass insert is fixed with a gasket.
• On the other side of the glass, a layer of silicone sealant is applied again.
• We fix the insert with glazing beads and leave it for some time, necessary for the sealant to harden.
• Gently shake the door, checking that the glass insert does not rattle. Otherwise, we seal the junction with another layer of sealant.
• If everything is done with high quality and there are no side effects, you can safely hang the door in its rightful place.

It remains only to check that the door, updated with a new glass insert, rotates on its hinges as freely as before and carefully tidy up the workplace, where fragments of glass could remain invisible to the eye. Sometimes even long work with a powerful vacuum cleaner cannot collect them all. In this case, it is worth using a little trick that everyone used in childhood while sculpting figures from plasticine. Knead a medium-sized piece of this elastic substance in your hands and walk it around the entire working area. Even the tiniest fragments will not hide from plasticine, and the heels of all your household will be safe.

Paneled door

With paneled doors, everything is both more complicated and easier at the same time. More difficult because you have to disassemble almost the entire door in parts. Easier, because there is nothing difficult about it.

We also remove the door from the hinges. Lay it horizontally. We find special plugs that close the fasteners. Carefully remove them and unscrew the fasteners until access to the damaged element is opened. We delete it. We insert the same one in its place and do everything in the reverse order.

Slotted door

There is another configuration of interior doors in which you can change the damaged glass yourself. This is a door with special grooves in the end, through which, without any difficulty, you can remove a broken insert or its fragments and insert a new glass, matched in size and color, through the same groove.

Here, too, there is a little secret on how to do this operation faster and easier. If the new glass, which was selected with great care, and should simply fly into place with a whistle, does not want to be inserted there, you just need to slightly grease its edges with soapy water. After that, the sliding of the glass in the groove will become much smoother and easier.

Repair in the apartment can be of various kinds. Planned capital. Temporary, necessary only until such time as better materials are acquired. And urgent, postponing which even for a few days means endangering your loved ones. Broken or cracked glass in an interior door is the last option. Don't hesitate to replace it. Yes, and for what? To gain the necessary knowledge? They are not required. This work is no more difficult than others that you do around the house. But even if there are any doubts, it doesn’t cost anything to just sit down and think for a few minutes how to do it quickly, simply and efficiently.

Replacing glass in an interior door is not considered a particularly difficult task, but it must be done accurately and accurately. A fragile insert requires skills in handling the material and appropriate tools, so it is better to order cutting from specialists. Trade construction organizations provide such services directly when buying glass decor.

Glass inserts are most often changed for the following reasons:

1. Broken glass must be removed, even if it did not fall out. A sudden movement when closing the curtain will lead to possible injury to people.
2. The aging of decorative inserts is reflected in their appearance and also often leads to replacement.
3. Installing glass doors in your living room is an easy way to freshen up your interior. The repair option includes only the replacement of glass in the canvas or changing the size of the frame.
4. The glass insert may be accidentally soiled or scratched. You can replace the glass if it's easier than putting it in order.

preliminary stage

To repair a damaged door with a glass panel, it is necessary to carry out preparatory work. Before installing a new insert:

• remove protruding fragments from the frame (most often they are easy to remove with little effort);
• remove the canvas from the hinges and lay it on a flat surface;
• inspect the door and try to determine the method of mounting the insert;
• if the glass is not broken, then dismantle it.

In old apartments, glass was inserted into the door frame using putty. To repair interior doors and replace broken glass, you need to pry off the glazing bead holding the insert with a knife or screwdriver. After that, pull out the nails with pliers, remove the glass part and clean the opening from the remnants of paint and putty.

To work, you need to prepare tools:

1. glass cutter;
2. hammer;
3. small nails;
4. silicone sealant.

It is often necessary to replace the glazing beads. You can buy them at the hardware store, in the lumber department.

Kinds

Door glazing is produced using different types of material:

• transparent - often complemented by pasting with decorative films with drawings imitating stained glass;
• matte - rarely requires additional finishing;
• with a pattern, corrugated and stained glass - are decorative types of glass, it is better to entrust their cutting to specialists;
• tinted or mirrored.

Material selection

Frosted or corrugated glass is used where the view of the room from the outside is undesirable: in the bathroom, bathroom, bedroom. These types of material are thicker than transparent window glass: it reaches 4-6 mm. A home master will not always be able to cope with cutting on his own. Therefore, after dismantling the old glass, it is recommended to measure the opening for insertion and order a replacement in the workshop of a construction company.

For the living room, decorative glass for doors is more often selected: with an engraved pattern, made using complex technology and surface treatment with a sandblasting unit, stained glass, consisting of colored pieces connected together. If desired, you can use both corrugated and frosted glass, if the interior design is not particularly luxurious or is made in a minimalist style.

Both transparent and any other can be installed in the kitchen. A budget option is a simple window glass pasted over with a film, or decorative curtains on a glazed structure.

Options to replace

If it is not possible to quickly insert decorative glass into the door instead of the broken one, there is an option to replace it with other materials. For temporary insertion, you can use:

1. plywood or fiberboard, pasted over with a film that fits the veneered surface of the canvas;
2. plexiglass (monolithic polycarbonate);
3. window glass with stained glass film.

These materials are not the best decor for the door, so in the future you will have to make repairs again and insert new glass into the opening.

How to replace glass in an interior door

In economy class doors, the insert is removed and installed from above, through a special groove. Silicone sealant serves as a sealant: do not forget to clean the frame well from its remnants. Before replacing the glass part, you need to find out its dimensions.

Glass in inexpensive models has a rectangular shape, so it is enough to determine the dimensions of the glass opening in terms of width and length. When taking measurements, it is important not to forget about the allowances that are needed to fasten the insert in the grooves. Measuring the allowance is simple: slide the ruler into the groove. Add the resulting value to the length and width of the opening.

It is advisable to cut the glass as precisely as possible so that it easily fits into the mounting gaps. Before installing the glass in the interior door, fill the grooves with sealant.

Doors of a more complex design will have to be disassembled to replace the glass. To do this, you need to find bolts on the sides, closed with special decorative plugs. By unscrewing the bolts, you can remove part of the canvas and remove the insert. Measurements to be made taking into account allowances.

Inserting glass into a kitchen door with a panel, the master must find the dowels in the upper and lower parts of the canvas. They need to be removed and 1 side of the frame removed. Pull the glass panel out of the groove, take measurements and cut out a replacement part. Assemble the structure in reverse order. Put the dowels on the glue.

How to insert rectangular glass

Rectangular inserts can also be found in the interior or kitchen doors of old apartments, and in expensive products in new buildings. Inserting glass into an old-style door is easy:

• after dismantling the glazing bead and cleaning the recesses, measure the opening taking into account the groove;
• cut a rectangle to size and insert it into the opening, applying a little sealant there;
• install the glazing bead in place and secure with nails.

Inexpensive plastic, laminated and veneered products come with inserts on fasteners with glazing beads. In such a case, the repair is carried out as indicated for the old-style doors, removing the strips along the perimeter of the opening on only one side of the door. It is advisable to keep the nails that fasten the bead and use it when installing the planks in place. To prevent rattling of the newly inserted glass, before the procedure, silicone sealant should be applied to the recess between the blade and the slats.

Options for doors of complex design sometimes include non-removable fasteners: a groove with hidden wedges. Such a product will have to be taken to the workshop for a branded replacement: it is impossible to do it yourself. According to user reviews, repairing a complex structure with hidden fixation is more expensive than buying another door, so it makes sense to ask the sales assistant for details in advance.

Installation of non-standard forms yourself

Manufacturers produce unusual models of doors with glass of complex shape. They are beautiful, but their repair will not do without the help of a specialist. Do-it-yourself replacement of glass in an interior door should be started by inspecting the fastening of the insert: if it is too complicated, then you should immediately call the master to the house. But if there are removable elements, as a rule, you can replace the insert yourself:

1. Remove the door from its hinges and place it on a sheet of cardboard. Its size should be sufficient to completely close the opening.
2. Outline the opening as accurately as possible, do not forget to allow for installation allowances.
3. The template must be cut and tried on in the opening. It must fit exactly the size of the frame.
4. A template for glasses of complex shape must be taken to the cutting workshop.
5. It remains to put the finished parts into the grooves, smeared with sealant, and secure with decorative overlays.

in sliding structures

A sliding door can consist of a large glass sheet and a thin frame around the perimeter or look like a swing door: with inserts in a wooden or plastic panel. In any case, the canvas must be removed from the awnings and laid on the floor. An assistant is required to remove a heavy object from the profile grooves to slide the sashes.

If the door consists of a frame and glass, then you will need to disassemble it completely. Bolts can be found on the edge of the framing structure and removed. The edge of the glass is protected by a silicone seal, which must be removed and stored if not damaged. If the integrity of the material is violated, it is ordered together with a glass door.

Take measurements along the length and width of the canvas. It does not shatter into fragments, but only becomes covered with cracks, so it is easy to cope with the task. When ordering glass in a workshop, you need to clarify that a material with a protective film (or triplex, as for car windows) is required. After receiving the ordered product, it remains to insert it into the frame, after putting the seal on the edges. When mounting, cut off the silicone tape so that it is 5 mm smaller than the glass on each side.

When installing a glass element between MDF panels, the canvas is assembled on a horizontal surface. To install glass, linings are most often used, which are attached to nails. When mounting the insert and hammering small fasteners into a wooden door, you must be careful not to break the glass: one wrong move will lead to a second repair. Raise the assembled door leaf and place it in the sliding door profile rails.