I love it! I really like all your color choices as well as the style of glass you chose for the laundry door! The doors are actually black. I used a premix SW black…. I believe the sheen is a satin. The trim is semi-gloss. I used a premix black because black is a VERY difficult color to mix. But truthfully, you can paint your doors ANY color. I have seen people paint them blue, green and even red. Do what YOU love! And again, it would be a relatively inexpensive project if you use a less expensive glass!
Thanks for the comment, Jack! I bought mine at a local glass shop…ordered in the size I needed. Again, get tempered for a door. It is NOT cheap! But they have cheaper styles of glass. Great tutorial and fantastic tips along your journey—exactly the probs we would all encounter! I want to convert my builder grade hollow double doors into French doors to my office.
Do you think replacing all 6 panels on each door is inadvisable because of the weight of the glass? How would I put the screen on? If I find a window with dimensions that are workable, is there any downside to going that route? An affordable and diy friendly and safe glass option would be to use 6mm Twinwall Polycarbonate. It is readily available at home stores for greenhouses.
It has a similar look to the receded glass. It can be cut with a fine blade in a circular saw or a jigsaw. Flashing is a type of adhesive, waterproof tape that will protect the door frame and lower edges of the sliding glass door from water damage.
Flashing will also prevent water from entering around the edges. Apply a layer of flashing along the bottom sill of the doorframe. Let the tape hang over the outer edge of the doorframe, so you can bend the tape over and press it down on the external side. You can purchase flashing at any hardware store or home-supply store. Set the door frame in place. Have a friend help you lift and carry the door frame inside the house, and push it into position in the large opening. Be sure not to install the door backwards.
The side with the small track for the sliding screen should face outwards. Screw the frame in place and add insulation. Use the same screws that you removed from the sides, top, and bottom of the old door frame. Otherwise, the doors may not fit properly. If there are sizeable gaps above and on the sides of the door frame, stuff a sheet or two of fiberglass insulation into these spaces. This will prevent your house from losing heat around the frame.
Install the sliding glass panels and handle. First, carefully clean all debris from the rails to get a good fit. Then, have a friend help you lift the first section of the sliding door. Set the bottom in place on the track in the door frame, and then press the top portion of the door in place too. Repeat with the second section of the sliding door. You can attach the lock clasp at this point as well.
This is the small plastic bit that allows the lock on the door to hold it in place against the frame. Re-attach the interior and exterior trim.
Now that the door is securely in place, you can nail the interior and exterior trim back in place as well. Attach these to the same locations from which you removed them at the beginning of the process. Put up the screen. As the final step in installing your glass door, put in the screen. Snap it into place on both the top and bottom running tracks. Make sure that the screen slides open and shut without difficulty.
Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. Begin and complete the installation while the weather is fair and warm. Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0. Measurement Guide. Installaton Guide. Selecting the Perfect Door Glass Insert. Glass Types. Glass Caming. Glass Colors. Measuring Door Glass Inserts. Door glass inserts come in many different sizes. Glass Shapes. Half View Door Glass. Full View Door Glass.
Top Light Door Glass. Half Round Top Door Glass. Sunburst Door Glass. Installing Glass in an Existing Door. Prepare the Exterior Door Prepare the exterior door by removing the door from the hinges. Remove the handleset from the door. Lay the door down across the sawhorses. Measure the Exterior Door Measure the exterior door Refer to the measurement guide. Measure and mark the cutting area on the front side of the door.
If your door is flush no embossments , measurecorner to corner of the cutout marking to make sure the opening is square. NOTE: Do not attempt to cut all the way through the door. Using the starter hole, insert jig saw with a short stroke blade into the inner core of the door and cut along marked guidelines, corner to corner. At the time my daughter was in diapers so I drove to the ER with a diaper on my face and demanded to see a plastic surgeon.
After inspection in the bathroom mirror, I determined that it was a fairly superficial cut dang, noses can bleed a lot! So I won't use a table saw. When I build cabinets or shelving, I have the awesome guys at Lowe's cut my plywood. But I have found a way to cut fairly straight lines for most projects.
I drilled little holes in a large metal yard stick. Problem solved! Now if I could just figure out a way to get a flat tire changed since my father is no longer around and my favorite tire shop closed. Thank God I haven't had a flat in 20 years!
Cuz I don't do that either! I applied wood glue and slipped the strips between the door "skins. Then just back the screw out when you have finished clamping. I measured from the inside edge of my strips to the outside edge of the door My cutout was NOT the exact distance from the edges, but the strips need to be since I would be attaching my "frame" to it.
I also measured the opening to make sure it was the same width and height all the way around. After making adjustments to each strip and making sure each was in the proper position, I clamped them and let the glue dry. After the glue dried, it was time to add the "inside" framing. I measured and cut them with my chop saw. I pre-primed my trim pieces with Kilz and sanded and then I installed them with glue and trim nails.
Yes, I noticed the bottom frame piece was a tad off I ended up "lifting" it, removing the nails and repositioning it so it was flush with the side piece!!! One of the many stupid frustrations of DIYing I wanted a very simple and small trim since the real focal point of the entire project is the window!
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