How do I replace a Glass above the door?
Hello
I will be very grateful if you guys can shed some light.. Whilst decorating and after fully removing old paint, sanding, priming, caulk/siliconing around the glass and painting the old door frame few coats of final paint at the end of it we noticed a crack had appeared on the glass above this vestibule door.. So I've removed all the caulk/silicone and tried to pry the wood which I thought was keeping the glass in! But half way I felt what if the glass has been fitted from the other side? I have absolutely no idea now which side the glass has been on.. I have attached 3 pictures. 1st picture is the side facing external door and the last 2 pictures is from the side of the door thats inside the hallway.
I will be very grateful if someone can help. As i feel I may have started prying the wrong side and done alot of damage now.
Many thanks
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3 years agoHello Sarah
I can't tell at all where the beading is... 🤒 This door is a vestibule internal door. I have started scraping paint off paint and tried to pry what i thought could be the beading and just left it pending.. Still have no clue 😟
The first 5 pictures are the same side and the last 2 pictures are on the other side of the glass..
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3 years agoHello Earl & Calam
Thank you very much for the advice.. Do you mean this 👇🏼
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