Temporarily replacing one pane of glass in a double-pane door
I've got an old steel patio door with double-pane glass, and one side of the glass has many cracks in it. I'm afraid it's about to fall out at any moment.
We have long-term plans to replace the entire door unit, but we're not there yet, so I'm looking for the cheapest workable solution to having the existing door function as a door (I don't care if the solution leads to fogging between the panes).
I'm thinking about replacing the broken piece of glass with plexiglass. There's a rubber spline on either side of the glass that appears to be holding the glass in.
How likely is it that I can remove that spline, remove the broken pane of glass, insert a piece of plexiglass, and re-insert the spline, while the spacer and second pane stays in place? Or is there a better option?
Question from user Travis at stackexchange.
Answer:
I would overlay acrylic sheet with permanent double-sided foam tape around the edges of the broken pane. This will encapsulate the broken glass for safety and provide some measure of insulation value.
Answer from user isherwood at stackexchange.
I've got an old steel patio door with double-pane glass, and one side of the glass has many cracks in it. I'm afraid it's about to fall out at any moment.
We have long-term plans to replace the entire door unit, but we're not there yet, so I'm looking for the cheapest workable solution to having the existing door function as a door (I don't care if the solution leads to fogging between the panes).
I'm thinking about replacing the broken piece of glass with plexiglass. There's a rubber spline on either side of the glass that appears to be holding the glass in.
How likely is it that I can remove that spline, remove the broken pane of glass, insert a piece of plexiglass, and re-insert the spline, while the spacer and second pane stays in place? Or is there a better option?
Question from user Travis at stackexchange.
Answer:
I would overlay acrylic sheet with permanent double-sided foam tape around the edges of the broken pane. This will encapsulate the broken glass for safety and provide some measure of insulation value.
Answer from user isherwood at stackexchange.