Old aluminium double glazed door - remove glass panel and replace?

[jasonfree]

Hi all

I have an old aluminium double glazed door at the rear of my house. We have just bought a puppy and I am looking at putting in a door flap. One option is to put the flap in the glazing in the back door.

I've had a quote to install the dog flap but I've been advised that sometimes the panes are impossible to replace due to the way they were originally constructed, and so it may not work.

I could replace the door but I want to know if there is another option. My question is whether the bottom pane of glazing can be replaced with a upvc panel? If so, I can just cut the panel myself and install the dog flap.

thanks

 

[crank39]

Some photos around the glass edges inside and out will help, it could be 'wrap around' which means the Ali sections need dismantling from the glass, quite easy but time consuming, pictures will tell, it can be done and anyone telling you it can't is probably trying to sell you a new door

 

[jasonfree]

 

[crank39]

Yes it's wrap around, in all 4 corners and where the midrail is they'll be Allen bolts hidden behind plastic caps, it's a case of taking the door off its hinges and laying it flat on some tressles, remove all Allen bolts and pull the Ali sections off the rubber, it's the rubber that's called wrap around and it wraps around the glass and the Ali is thumped on. To measure for a new panel tuck a tape measure between the rubber and the Ali and measure to the same point opposite, do this for width and height adding 25mm to both, this allows the panel to be 12.5mm bigger all the way around

 

[jasonfree]

Great. Thanks for your help