I have a very light weight thin 35mm bathroom door and I have my eye on a white moulded panel door from B&Q for £40 ... I need some high level light into the top hall so I was thinking of cutting out the two top panels and was wondering how I could fit a couple of glass panels ?...any suggestions
just knew it was a bad idea posting a DIY question...tee hee
Probably easier to buy the glazed version. If you cut out the panels, you would need to add internal support between the outer panels, around the holes you cut.
Not a chance in hell :)
The only solid bits of wood will be around the edge and a thicker bit to fit a handle and lock.
You may be able to cut out the top panels and insert a wooden frame around the holes (inside of the two door skins).
For privacy use a frosted or embossed glass. Possibly better to use a frosted acrylic panel which would be lighter.
When you add the cost of the extra materials to modify the door you may find it cheaper to buy something ready made with windows
That is not a real panel door as such - just another eggbox with a thin fibreboard outer.
So you would have to cut out cleanly, clear the cardboard from the inside, and then glue some real wood into the edges to rejoin the two sides. Then you could apply beadings, and mount a glazing unit or whatever...
no such thing as far as I can see.....
I know....
going to give it a try....got the door today £30 so if I bodge it who cares....and as we were carrying the door out of B&Q a chap in a transit van offered to take us and the door home....which he did...not many nice people like him arround....
because I just want glazing at the top only
and £95 is too expensive
Don't even try. Buy the pre-glazed full or half light version and stick some of the obscuring film over the lower 2/3rd of the glass panels.
It's £115 in wickes. Think of the saving.
But 6-panel white doors are £34 at B&Q.
I have cut down a similar 2-panel door from 2'6" to make a 2' door for the cupboard over the stairs.
Remember to note which side has the extra bit of wood for the lock. There will be an arrow or marker on the top of the door, so that you don't put the hinges on the wrong side.
Jim GM4DHJ ... formulated the question :
That would be almost impossible, whilst they are solid cored, they are just compressed wood, held together by the outer skin.
going to try
my static van has white panel doors like this but they are 2 foot
indeed thanks for the reminder
stuff that
I paid around £12 each for those very same, 6 panel doors from Travis Perkins three years ago. Not sure whether they might have been on special, but worth checking there.
not enough
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