| Many homeowners think that to quickly improve their | | | | • Double-pane windows with sliding blinds |
| homes’ resale value they should renovate the | | | | • Decorative glass with matching side window |
| kitchen or the bathroom. But creating an inviting, | | | | panes, |
| functional entryway is a faster, less expensive way to | | | | • All-weather glass that meets or exceeds |
| add spice to your home. | | | | Dade-Co., Fla., regulations, and |
| A leading door window manufacturer estimates that | | | | • Energy-efficient glass. |
| more than 60 million door windows need to be | | | | When you contact your local Glass Doctor shop to |
| replaced. Past manufacturers used Styrene material | | | | request a quote about a doorlitehave the following |
| for door window frames, which yellows and becomes | | | | information ready: |
| brittle over time. Glass Doctor® can restore broken | | | | Door Type – Is there an existing door window or |
| door glass, replace door glass with upgraded doorlites | | | | will an opening need to be cut? Is the door steel, |
| and renovate entryways by cutting a new window | | | | fiberglass or wood? Door window inserts cannot be |
| into an existing door. Plus matching side windows can | | | | cut into wood doors. |
| be installed on either side of front entry doors. | | | | Glass Application – Is the insert framed or flush |
| Doorlites are glass door inserts with small frames. In | | | | glazed? Meaning is there a window frame or is the |
| newer homes, at least one entryway probably has a | | | | glass edge even with the door? Doorlite frames do |
| door with a half- or full-window doorlite, a window with | | | | not work with flush glazed doors, most of which are |
| a plastic frame screwed into the door. If your entry | | | | fiberglass. |
| doors already have doorlites, they can be easily | | | | Size and Shape - Measure the outside of the frame to |
| upgraded, and if your entry doors do not have | | | | determine the approximate glass size. Doorlite glass |
| doorlites, openings can be cut into steel or fibreglass | | | | sizes are approximately 2 inches less than outside |
| doors to install doorlites. | | | | frame. |
| Some of the popular door glass inserts include: | | | | |