How to remove frosted glass internal door

IamTheWalrus95

Hi guys, looking for advise on how to go about removing the frosted glass from this door? Can it be peeled off? or is it a matter of having to get it replaced altogether. Would like to have clear glass.

ted1

IamTheWalrus95 wrote: »

Hi guys, looking for advise on how to go about removing the frosted glass from this door? Can it be peeled off? or is it a matter of having to get it replaced altogether. Would like to have clear glass.

Do you really want to remove it ? It’ll look awful. Especially the storage/wardrobe room

IamTheWalrus95

that's not my actual door, it's a similar door to that though, that's just one from a stock pic

Thoie

Most of the doors I've seen that come like that are sandblasted (or something similar), so the only way to change to plain is to change the pane of glass.

If someone applied a temporary frosting (either a spray can or a film), it will scratch off with your nail - try a discreet corner. If it scratches off, then wash it down and use a window/hob scraper to gently scrape it off - PITA job though depending on how long it's been on - you might need to do it a few times to get the bits you've missed.

kadman

Presumably its a question of removing the glazing beads from the door first.

Then it should either lift out if its not bedded in sealer,

or sealer cut with a knife if it is.

chooseusername

In my opinion you would be better off getting a new door that would comply
with building regulations.

jmBuildExt

+1 on new door (if the frosting effect is not a sheet)

I have similar doors to the pic (frosted, non frosted and solid) and there's no beeding on the glass ones. The glass is sitting inside the actual frame.

Would have to see the door in question to be sure.

Thoie

chooseusername wrote: »

In my opinion you would be better off getting a new door that would comply
with building regulations.

Out of curiosity, why wouldn't those doors comply with building regulations? I have a relatively new house, and two of the doors are similar to that (but unfrosted). Is the frosting the issue, or glass in the doors or something else?

IamTheWalrus95

is it a major job to change the glass in these doors?

jmBuildExt

IamTheWalrus95 wrote: »

is it a major job to change the glass in these doors?

Impossible without ruining the door, if its the same as mine (which look similar to the ones in your pic)

chooseusername

Thoie wrote: »

Out of curiosity, why wouldn't those doors comply with building regulations? I have a relatively new house, and two of the doors are similar to that (but unfrosted). Is the frosting the issue, or glass in the doors or something else?

I'm not saying they wouldn't comply, maybe they do, I don't know.
It may even be a fire-door.
But a manufactured door like yours with toughened glass ,frosted or clear,
in a frame designed for that glass would be certified .
For all we know the op could go down to his local hardware and buy a pane of untoughened glass and stick it in the frame.

listermint

IamTheWalrus95 wrote: »

is it a major job to change the glass in these doors?

Need some pics of your beading around the window tbh to answer this.

the_pen_turner

Its definitely posible to get out with out ruining the door.
I did it 2 years ago. The glass was laminated and one side cracked

I used my router to cut out one side to create a rebate
I used a series of rebate and flush cutters to cut it wide enough. Then put a new slip around to hold in the new glass .
It was not a cheap job and would have been better value to put in a new door except it had to match the other ones near it and was a discontinued style