Replacing the glass on sliding patio doors doesn t mean removing the entire door.
How to remove shattered glass patio door.
Since tempered glass is twice as strong as ordinary glass patio doors are not broken as easily as they once were.
There does not seem to be any objects to hit it to shatter so i m assuming it could be changes in the weather.
Shattered or cracked glass in a patio door probably looks very difficult to replace.
Before you can replace the glass in your patio doors you must first remove all of the shattered glass.
The doors are at least 10 years old.
However replacing broken glass in a patio door is easy with the right directions.
Yesterday i heard a loud bang and found one half of my patio door s glass shattered.
Slide a putty knife in between the trim and the door and then use a small pry bar and hammer to ease it off.
However patio glass doors are not invincible and can shatter in high winds or if they are struck with a hard object.
The first thing you need to do is remove the trim around the glass which is known as the mull.
It can be done with the door in place.
I live in a block of flats and the patio door is at the entrance of my balcony.