Internal glass doors are a perfect choice for your interior doors.
You can replace an existing wooden door with a beautiful glass door that can be fitted into an existing standard door frames. Glass door panels are another way to introduce glass to the interior of your home and the additional transfer of light from room to room. They will brighten up and add some zest to interiors. They are easy to install as basically remove the existing door, make repairs at the existing hinges and lock positions and then fit the new glass door. The new glass doors come complete with hinges, handles and latch/keeper. It is important to note that a new glass door is perfectly square therefore check your existing door opening for square as the glass door cannot be altered prior to fitting.
Example of a glass door fitted to an existing frame
Example of a decorative glass door fitted to an existing frame
Glass Doors Types
Frameless glass hinged doors – Frameless hinged type glass doors are extremely versatile for a wide range of environments. They can be single door or arranged as internal glass French doors. They are fixed using satin or polished metal hinges and with a wide range of handles, locks and knobs available
Frameless glass pivot doors – Pivot frameless glass doors are an excellent choice for busy areas with a range of closure options:
- Rack and pinion door closers with projecting arm
- Cam action closers with a slide channel
- Concealed cam action closers with a slide channel
- Wide range of floor springs
Frameless sliding internal glass doors – An excellent way to separate two rooms is with glass sliding doors. Internal glass sliding doors have many benefits, making them a great addition to any home. A glass sliding door is like a large window allowing natural light to be transferred from one room to the next. They are especially useful if one of the rooms does not have its own natural light source. Very suitable when you want to maximise space and sliding glass doors are easy and quick to open and close.
It should be noted that any doors designated by the building code authorities as internal fire doors could not be replaced with these frameless type glass doors. Fire doors are constructed to withstand the heat of a raging fire and full sheet glass doors would not be suitable in this instance.
Example of a stylish sliding door
Standard off the shelf doors available are:
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Existing Door Opening Size |
Proposed Glass Door Size |
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mm |
Inches |
Feet and Inches |
mm |
Inches |
Feet and Inches |
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762 x 1981 |
30” x 78” |
2’ 6” x 6’ 6” |
754 x 1960 |
29¾” x 77¼” |
2’ 5¾” x 6’ 5¼” |
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686 x 1981 |
27” x 78” |
2’ 3” x 6’ 6” |
678 x 1960 |
26¾” x 77¼” |
2’ 2¾” x 6’ 5¼” |
Sliding glass door custom sizes can be fully made to measure to meet with your specific requirements by request.
Glass Specification
The glass used in internal glass panel doors must be toughened (sometimes referred to as tempered glass, tempered safety glass, strengthened glass) type minimum 8 mm up to 12 mm thick toughened safety glass to meet the current building code. This type of glass is 5 to 7 times stronger than standard glass of the same thickness. In the event that a glass door is broken with toughen glass it will instantly shatter in small harmless pieces known as dice. The edges are polished smooth so not to cause an injury. The door is then predrilled with holes for the locks, hinges etc.
Below are some of the glass finish options that are available to suit every need:
- Clear glass suitable for a contemporary finish – ideal for a Kitchen or Hallway
- Patterned glass for privacy in rooms
- Satin glass (sandblasted, etched or with an easy clean finish) total privacy suitable for toilets and bathrooms
- Frosted glass internal doors
- Subtle tinted glass this type provides a more luxurious look and feel – ideal for a lounge or living room
- Colorglaze Texture glass for a splash of colour and texture in one go
- Self-cleaning glass with PermaClean for a easier life
Pilkington type glass will secure a superior quality.
Example of glass panels and doors separating a room
These types of doors can be very expensive so read our ideas on cheap interior doors.
If all glass doors are not suitable for you try reading about interior French doors.
If you are thinking of carrying out repairs to your garage door, this is s must read – Garage Door Springs.
The choice is yours…..