A Guide to Glass For Glazed Doors

A section of glazed glass on a door can be a really attractive addition to a home and add value to your property as part of the fixtures and fittings. It goes without saying that it’s a good idea to carefully choose your glazed doors so you have a good fit. By making an educated choice on what’s right for your home you will have a beautifully constructed door that allows light into your home, creating the illusion of space and making the hallway and foyer brighter.

Here at The Replacement Door Company, we have a range of both internal and external glazed doors made from quality materials. So, if you’re looking to light up rooms inside your home as well as the hallway, internal glazed doors are a really great option too. We always offer our customers plenty of choices, so you can find doors that fit both your home and personal taste.

All the advantages of glazed doors

You will see glazed doors going back hundreds of years and their style has evolved over the centuries to a more modern lighter form of double glazing you see today on contemporary doors. Double glazing is where two panes of glass are brought together with air between them. It’s great for insulation which you won’t get with single glass.

There are different types of glazed glass available. Doors will often come with it already installed. Some doors will come without glass, but they’ll be prepared for glazed glass. The advantage of this is that you can choose the glazing you prefer without having it already installed.

There are different types of glazing and we’ve chosen the most popular -

Triple glazed glass

This consists of pieces of bevelled or coloured glass which are then soldered to each other and placed between another two pieces of safety glass. As you can imagine they offer great insulation and are very easy to clean.

Clear toughened glass

This is safe and tough and goes through a specific type of treatment process. It gives maximum strength and thermal protection as opposed to more conventional glass. When broken it simply breaks into smaller chunks which won’t splinter and cause cuts and abrasions. Because it’s tough, it’s harder to break from the outside should you decide to have an exterior door. It’s even tougher and stronger if you have a double-glazed version.

Slender fit glass

This consists of thin panes with small spaces in between, to make them this narrow a special coating is placed on the inside of the glazed parts to reflect heat back into a room and help you to keep the inside of any room warm during the colder weather.

Clear Bevelled Toughened Glass

This comes with an angled surface. This is cut around the edge of the glass so it has a really characteristic look. It gives the impact of a prism but it’s also tough and shatters in a similar way to clear toughened glass, so there’s less chance of serious injury should it be broken.

Toughened sandblasted glazed glass.

This is also referred to as “etched glass” and gives you some privacy because it’s been obscured, which is great if you’re using it on an external door. This dates back to the Victorian period and it's a type of glass steeped in tradition and personality.

Patterned toughened glass

This obviously comes with a pattern. It has a degree of opaqueness so people can't see if it's going in an external door. There are some beautiful designs and they can definitely add something special to any door. If you're looking for something more elaborate or unusual then this type of glass is definitely something worthy of consideration.

The Replacement Door Company - Quality Doors That Last.

If you have any questions about what we’ve talked about here then please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us here at The Replacement Door Company, we’re always happy to help. We have such an impressive and versatile range of glazed doors as well as unglazed doors in a variety of different woods and composite materials that we know you’re always going to find something you like.