Apply glazing compound with a putty knife.
Replacing a window pane in a wooden door.
Ask this old house general contractor tom silva replaces a broken pane in a basement window subscribe to this old house.
Position the new pane in the rabbets.
Tap the center of the rag covered pane with a hammer to loosen the shards.
How to replace a pane of glass in a door.
Unlike contemporary windows built with a window pane sealed inside a frame most older windows were built by.
You can then scrape old glaze off with a painters knife.
Door glass is held in place by wood molding.
Scrape excess glazing compound from window pane.
Glazed window pane is now ready for paint.
Use a stiff blade putty knife to pry the wooden stops from around the broken pane.
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Measure the broken door pane for a new piece of glass.
Insert new pane of glass.
Make sure you have a solid footing and are at eye level with the upper third of the pane.
Door glass replacement in 9 steps.
If the sash is still in the window opening or the pane has a crack or two but is otherwise intact it s best to remove the putty first then the glass.
Shift the pane until you have a 1 16 inch gap between the pane and sash on all four sides.
In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to replace glass in a door.
Step 2 remove the old putty.
Carefully remove the broken pane from the door.
Replacing the glass is far easier if the window door is laying flat on the work surface and is clamped down caulked side of window facing up.
With gloved hands wiggle free any pieces that remain embedded in the putty.
When one of these panes gets broken it is a repair job that is a relatively simple diy.
Older homes often have doors with glass lights or panes in them.
How to glaze a window pane.
If this isn t possible you can replace the glass in place.
How to put a window in a solid wood door old fashioned window frames are user friendly.