How to replace wood door panels.
Replace wooden door panel with glass.
Measurements were the same aside from the hinge placement and i was recklessly confident that this would be cake.
You would insert the first as normal then use thin strips of wood i d say approximately 1 8.
I would then route out the detail on the back of the paneled area allowing us to drop in a piece of glass and then fixing the glass with a bead or square wood trim stop.
Nail the moulding to the door taking care not to damage the glass.
We go through taking the retaining trim off to.
You might find a few tiny nails where the panel meets the frame.
The two pieces of wood moulding will hold the glass panel in place.
My pipe dream was to replace the solid hollow door with something that echoed the architecture around the house a bit more.
Remove any fasteners in the corner of the panel with a small pry par.
Then remove the panel replace with glass and install trim to lock the glass into place.
Score one for the powder room.
Examine the back side of each door.
A quick visit to google confirmed that swapping out a wooden panel for a glass panel was totally possible.
What if i found an old paneled door and was able to replace one of the panels with a clouded glass.
If so gouge away wood with a utility knife to expose the nail heads and pull the nails with a pliers.
To get started on glass cabinet doors remove the doors from the cabinets and remove all hardware from the doors.
Remove the door from its frame.
I found the perfect 2 paneled door for 75 at a salvage store up the road.
Use a rubber mallet to carefully bang out.
Try to choose a new moulding that matches the old one.
Unscrew the top hinge first and remove the lower hinge with an assistant holding the door in place.
All the doors in our home are beautiful old paneled doors which got me thinking.
I would cut out the wood panel at the top of the door leaving the frame and the rest of the door entirely intact.
If you have the tools it is actually pretty easy to make a double pane window.
Insert the glass panel into the cut area carefully and press the glass onto the moulding that was not removed.
You would simply need 2 panes of glass of the same size.