Summer house door glass advice

kowalski181 · Post by **kowalski181** » Sat Jul 15, 2023 1:52 pm

Hello. Must have had summer house now five years and use as office every day. All windows glass are fine but noticed the door glass has deteriorated. See pictures. It's as if the glue has worn away from several areas of the glass. Is there some sort of glue/sealant I should use to fill the gaps?

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Sat Jul 15, 2023 2:07 pm

I would use some beading pinned in to hold it firm.

DWD

kowalski181 · Post by **kowalski181** » Sat Jul 15, 2023 2:22 pm

Cheers for that, so a little bit of timber beading, how would I apply it?

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Sat Jul 15, 2023 2:40 pm

Panel pins (little nails) hammered through, predrilling small pilot holes through the bead helps with nailing but you could silicone them on. However, silicone fixing might make the beads harder to remove if you ever have to change the glass panel, but much easier to do now.

DWD

kowalski181 · Post by **kowalski181** » Sat Jul 15, 2023 3:08 pm

Could I potentially just use glazing silicone sparingly and carefully around the perimeter and leave like that?

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Sat Jul 15, 2023 3:58 pm

It was hard to see in your pictures but on a closer look does it already have plastic beads holding in the glass panel? Usually, the beads are snapped tight against the glass I think I have been talking shite because I could not see properly. Can you take another photo back a bit so I can understand if you need a new gasket this what a gasket looks like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htPm8qK0FSg

DWD

kowalski181 · Post by **kowalski181** » Sat Jul 15, 2023 6:35 pm

See below, both glass doors, some where hasn't worn away, others which have.

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Sat Jul 15, 2023 7:50 pm

I suspect that it had silicone before and as it appears exterior facing you want a weather seal so make sure you seal against rain-causing issues. Ensure you get exterior sealant.

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