Brynne Chandler
Brynne Chandler has been a professional writer for over 27 years, mostly in TV animation. Her first script was for the original "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" and her last for Disney's "Gargoyles." In between, she was nominated for an EMMY award for "Batman: the Animated Series."
By Brynne Chandler, eHow Contributor
Front door glass does more than let in light, it lets you see who is there before you open the door. While you can still see though cracked glass, you really should not leave it that way. Eventually, the opening and closing of the door will loosen a broken insert enough to fall out. Not to worry. It's not hard to replace glass inserts. Most hardware and home improvement stores will cut glass to your exact measurements, which makes replacing glass inserts even easier.
Things You'll Need
Measuring tape
Putty knife
Glazing compound
Glazing points
Wire brads
Nail set
Hammer
Heavy gloves
Rubber mallet
Old shop cloth
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Measure the existing door insert so that you will know what size to replace it with.
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Remove the thin wooden frame---called the wooden stops---that holds the glass insert in the door, using a putty knife. Be gentle and work carefully, because you don't want to break these little wooden strips as you remove them.
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Lift the broken pane from the door and discard it safely. If your door does not have wooden stops around the insert, lay an old shop cloth on the ground outside of the front door. Break the glass with a rubber mallet. Put on heavy gloves to pull out any remaining shards. Clean up the shop cloth full of broken glass.
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Scrape any leftover, dried glazing compound out the of the door with an corner of the putty knife.
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Apply glazing compound all around the inside of the opening for the glass insert. Glazing compound comes in a "gun" very much like a caulking gun. Squeeze a thin, straight line inside of the opening where the replacement glass will go.
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Place the new glass gently into place, and press it into the glazing compound. Don't push too hard, you don't want to crack the glass.
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Put glazing points at each side of the glass; top, bottom, left and right. Glazing points are little pieces of metal that have a sharp edge that sticks into the wood of the door, and tiny tabs that hold the glass in place while the glazing compound dries. They are barely visible when pushed all the way in, so you can leave them in place.
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Scrape away any glazing compound that might have squished out when you put the replacement glass in. A corner of the putty knife works well.
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Replace the wooden stops. Carefully hammer the wire brads through the wooden stops and into the door. Wire brads are thin, straight finishing nails with a dimpled head that is meant to be sunk below the surface of the wood.
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Hammer the brads beneath the surface of the wood, using the nail set---a long piece of metal with a point at one end that fits into the dimple of the wire brad---and the hammer.
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