kyrsyan
Has No Life - Lives on TB
In the interesting twists and turns of our life, the inside glass of our half-lite front door got broken. This is one of the doors that has a blind in between the two panes. That may be the only thing that saved the other pane. It didn't hurt the person who broke it because I have privacy film on it and the privacy film caught and held most of the glass. (Oh, and the blind is fine. It was up when this occurred.) And, of course, I'm the one with a bloody glass splinter in my foot. In a spot I can't reach.
I am interested in replacing it with Lexan. Primarily to prevent a repeat of the breaking. But there is a nice side bonus of how much it would aggravate someone trying to break in by breaking the front door glass. Dad is worried that the Lexan will flex too much and would possible pop out of place with future abuse (pretty much a guaranteed occurrence) or that it would flex enough to allow the 2nd pane to be broken (1" air gap between panes).
To fit, I can only use 1/8" Lexan. The window glass was only 1/8" thick. And my skills only extend to replacement, not adding grooves/whatever to a steel door. The entire piece will by ~20.5" x 36". The measurements are approximate because I have not taken everything apart yet to get exact measurement. I will do that when I am sure because right now that film coated shattered glass is preventing the other pane from being broken. From what I can see, the glass is recessed 1/4 to 1/2 inch under the framing. (And yes, it is actually protecting the other pane and may actually be retraining the behavior that caused the problem in the first place.)
Anyone have any experience with swapping out like this? I'm not talking regular cheap poly carb but actual Lexan. (And don't the guys at the hardware store just love me when they have to cut it to size! Even with their machine it's a pita.)
I am interested in replacing it with Lexan. Primarily to prevent a repeat of the breaking. But there is a nice side bonus of how much it would aggravate someone trying to break in by breaking the front door glass. Dad is worried that the Lexan will flex too much and would possible pop out of place with future abuse (pretty much a guaranteed occurrence) or that it would flex enough to allow the 2nd pane to be broken (1" air gap between panes).
To fit, I can only use 1/8" Lexan. The window glass was only 1/8" thick. And my skills only extend to replacement, not adding grooves/whatever to a steel door. The entire piece will by ~20.5" x 36". The measurements are approximate because I have not taken everything apart yet to get exact measurement. I will do that when I am sure because right now that film coated shattered glass is preventing the other pane from being broken. From what I can see, the glass is recessed 1/4 to 1/2 inch under the framing. (And yes, it is actually protecting the other pane and may actually be retraining the behavior that caused the problem in the first place.)
Anyone have any experience with swapping out like this? I'm not talking regular cheap poly carb but actual Lexan. (And don't the guys at the hardware store just love me when they have to cut it to size! Even with their machine it's a pita.)