Create Inviting Entryways With Door Glass Inserts

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 beWhen you contact your local Glass Doctor shop to
replaced. Past manufacturers used Styrene materialrequest a quote about a doorlitehave the following
for door window frames, which yellows and becomesinformation ready:
brittle over time. Glass Doctor® can restore brokenDoor Type – Is there an existing door window or
door glass, replace door glass with upgraded doorliteswill an opening need to be cut? Is the door steel,
and renovate entryways by cutting a new windowfiberglass or wood? Door window inserts cannot be
into an existing door. Plus matching side windows cancut 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. Inglazed? Meaning is there a window frame or is the
newer homes, at least one entryway probably has aglass edge even with the door? Doorlite frames do
door with a half- or full-window doorlite, a window withnot work with flush glazed doors, most of which are
a plastic frame screwed into the door. If your entryfiberglass.
doors already have doorlites, they can be easilySize and Shape - Measure the outside of the frame to
upgraded, and if your entry doors do not havedetermine the approximate glass size. Doorlite glass
doorlites, openings can be cut into steel or fibreglasssizes are approximately 2 inches less than outside
doors to install doorlites.frame.
Some of the popular door glass inserts include: