We have an door just inside out front door like this.

It’s an original door but pretty sure it’s not the original glass. Anyway, it’s been caught in a few drafts lately and slammed so hard the glass has smashed in one of the blue panes and there’s a big crack through the main opaque pane. Obviously, it’s not safety glass. We’d like to replace it with a mixture of etched/clear panes.

We took a photo and measurements to our local glazers who wanted £200 to re-do it, which seems a bit pricey tbh. The putty holding it in seems like it’ll come away quite easily – it’s dry and cracking and bits have fallen off already. I figure, get the panes pre-cut, whip the old ones out, clean door and putty the new ones in…how difficult can it be?

Or pay the £200?

acid etched toughened galss is expensive in the past we have fitted the door and then got a glazier out to fit and measure the glass, if they smah it then its at their cost.

also under building regs all replacemt glass must be toughened or lamianted glass in vision pannels eg doors.

£200 is a fair price. I’d pay it.

The putty may seem soft and crumbly but you’re bound to finfd hard bits, and it’s a real bugger to remove from old timber without slicing your fingers open/off.
Puttying neatly is an art. You won’t acquire it first time.
And then you’ll have to clean up the mess you make, oily finger prints on the glass and timber, putty in the carpet etc….

What a bummer.
I have the exact same red /blue glass in a ceiling skylight.
I’d pay the £200.

Yes, I understand that new panes would have to be from toughened glass.

£200 is a fair price. I’d pay it.

This is NOT what I want to hear. 😡

🙂

You Bristol based? Try Petrie glazing on North street. Proper old school glaziers.

Thanks Mark – that’s not far from me. I’ll give them a buzz.

Yes, I understand that new panes would have to be from toughened glass.

Thats why the price appears to be high, toughened glass has to be measured exactly, as it cant be cut once tempered and is usually done off site from the glazier, probably in a specialist factory then delivered to the glaziers depot.

There are various shatterprof films you can put onto ordinary glass to stop it shattering

Use laminated glass? Glazier can cut to fit on site. If it needs frosting then a frosted film can be retro applied

Hokay, thanks everyone, think I’ll pop into another glazers with measurements and see how much the glass on its own would cost. I just assumed it would have to be toughened but maybe there are other options. I’d fancy a go at it myself, as much to just have a go as to save money.

There are various shatterprof films you can put onto ordinary glass to stop it shattering

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Either get a load of normal glass cut (don’t tell em what it’s for) or buy a big sheet and cut yourself (I would do the former). Then stick some film on, get hazy stuff where you want the etched look.

I use Roman Glass in Downend (one on stokes croft as well I think) when I need to buy some for work (use it for moulds and test ovens). They seem a lot cheaper than another place on Cotham Hill.

It might be worth getting a quote though as a large 500×300 sheet of 6mm tempered cost me about £30. All they do is cut it to size and then send it off to be heat treated so it can take a week. They might be able to sand blast it for you too.

Ah, I see. Is tempered = toughened then Andy? Easy to cut?

EDIT: just read your edit. Cheers.