double glazed door question

[whitewash]

Hi folks, bit of a daft question but someone will probably be able to answer it.

we will be moving into our new house over the next couple of weeks and one of the issues we have is that the kitchen door is a UPVC double panelled door with glazing panels in both the upper and lower panel. we have a cat and to keep it happy and ensure there are no delays in bringing whatever piece of wildlife it has decided to catch today into the house we need to fit a catflap as we currently have one.

can the glass panel be easily removed and replaced with a plastic one or are they bonded into place?

and is this a diy job or am i better finding a UPVC door company to replace it?

thanks

Jamie

 

[Martyn...]

Same as the windows, the double glazed unit will be held in place with the glazing beads, these should just clip out with the deft application of a chisel.

The newer stuff (last 10 - 15 years or so) should be beaded internally as a security measure.

It may be worth getting a price from a local glazing company as ideally you want an insulated panel, around 25mm thick (or to match the thickness of the double glazed unit), not sure where you would source the panel otherwise.

 

[whitewash]

Same as the windows, the double glazed unit will be held in place with the glazing beads, these should just clip out with the deft application of a chisel.

The newer stuff (last 10 - 15 years or so) should be beaded internally as a security measure.

It may be worth getting a price from a local glazing company as ideally you want an insulated panel, around 25mm thick (or to match the thickness of the double glazed unit), not sure where you would source the panel otherwise.

thanks martyn, i thought that would be the case and had also thought "even if i could do it, where would i get the panel!"

 

[paulyoung666]

Same as the windows, the double glazed unit will be held in place with the glazing beads, these should just clip out with the deft application of a chisel.

The newer stuff (last 10 - 15 years or so) should be beaded internally as a security measure.

It may be worth getting a price from a local glazing company as ideally you want an insulated panel, around 25mm thick (or to match the thickness of the double glazed unit), not sure where you would source the panel otherwise.

....and if the unit has been fitted with glazing tape you will need to cut that to remove the unit , internal / external beading is neither here or there if the frames are of good quality & design , a chisel is going to damage the beads , far better to use a strong but narrow wallpaper scraper , if you replace the glass with a plastic panel you stand a chance of a colour mismatch , if you do go for a plastic panel then make sure it is reinforced