This used to be an outside door before a porch was added to the house. It has a very old-fashioned look, has a letterbox and four horizontal glazing bars, single glazed of course.
I would like to to replace it with a better looking, double glazed, internal door. The double glazing companies don't want to know because of the wooden frame - which can't be removed by the way.
It can get a carpenter to make the door itself, if I tell him what I want. He has the machinery needed. So what do I ask him to do? Questions that come to my mind are:
Would the frame of a fully glazed door (four outside lengths of wood only) be strong enough to hold the weight of the glass without sagging?
What depth rebate on the frame would be needed to butt the glass up to?
What sort of rubber sealing gasket would be suitable to hold the glass in? Or would I have to have wood stripping?
I'd really appreciate advice on this, please.
I would like to to replace it with a better looking, double glazed, internal door. The double glazing companies don't want to know because of the wooden frame - which can't be removed by the way.
It can get a carpenter to make the door itself, if I tell him what I want. He has the machinery needed. So what do I ask him to do? Questions that come to my mind are:
Would the frame of a fully glazed door (four outside lengths of wood only) be strong enough to hold the weight of the glass without sagging?
What depth rebate on the frame would be needed to butt the glass up to?
What sort of rubber sealing gasket would be suitable to hold the glass in? Or would I have to have wood stripping?
I'd really appreciate advice on this, please.