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Re: Sliding glass door repair
Board: Home Improvement
Reply to: #894165 by Connfederate
Apr 7, 2015 8:00am
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If the door with the broken glass is the same size as the other glass door you can do on that one what Confederate says and measure the glass to get the measurement. You only need to do that with one side of the glass. This will give you the amount of glass inside the frame & glazing. 1) Measure the inside width of the door (from the side of the frame where glass goes into it to the other side of frame where the glass goes into it) 2) measure the overall width of the glass 3) subtract the inside width of the frame from the width of the glass 4) the remainder is the amount inside the frame. (typically 1/2 to 1 inch depending on door size). Do that for both width and height. You can order a new piece of glass from any glass distributor but make sure it is tempered. Tempered is what makes it spiderweb like you have. It is a safety feature to prevent large slabs of glass from slicing you in half if it were to break while you were near it. Another option is to take the frame in to the glass shop and they can measure it for you. One thing to remember is that the measurement has to be accurate because tempered glass cannot be cut down to fit.

When replacing the glass make sure to not rip the glazing (rubber stuff around the glass). You will need it to replace the glass, unless you want to buy new. You will need a rubber mallet to gently tap the frame onto the glass (after putting the glazing around it).
Re: Sliding glass door repair
Board: Home Improvement
Reply to: #894197 by trpecogis
Apr 8, 2015 9:39pm
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Thank you both for your advice. I ended up taking it to a local glass shop and they are going to it for me. It'll will be under $200 - ouch, but doable. We were worried that it would cost twice that. Normally I'd try to do it on my own, but the glass was broken to all the edges and the minute I tried taking it apart I knew it would be impossible to keep it together. In the past when we've had to replace window panes there is usually more breakage before we are done. I'm paying to spare myself more damage. The good news is the new stuff will be tempered and the kids won't be able to break it so easily. Now I need to find some nice window decals...