Door glass · Winnipeg
Replacing the glass in a door, not the whole door
A cracked front-door insert, a foggy sidelight or a broken storm door pane doesn't mean the door is finished. The glass is usually a separate part. We connect you with an independent local glass pro who replaces door glass and will say plainly if the door itself needs more.
- Inserts, sidelights, transoms and storm panes
- Safety glass, made to size
- Straight answers on the rebate
Front door inserts
Front door inserts: cracked, fogged or dated
Most steel and fibreglass front doors hold their glass in an insert: a sealed unit clamped between two frames that screw together through the door.
Cracked
A crack means a new unit of the same size. Tape it until then.
Fogged
Mist between the panes means the seal has failed, just like a foggy window. Frost on the room side in a cold snap is different: that's humidity, and the glass is fine.
Dated or too see-through
Clear glass can be swapped for frosted or decorative glass that fits the frame.
Beside and above
Sidelights and transoms
Sidelights are the narrow panels beside a front door; a transom sits above. In newer entries they're sealed units like the insert, and a fogged one is replaced to size in the existing frame.
Older houses may have single glass in wood sidelights and transoms, sometimes leaded or bevelled. Those can often be reglazed rather than replaced. In Armstrong's Point, Crescentwood and on listed buildings, a heritage permit may be needed before changing how they look.
Storm doors
Storm door glass and screen panels
Many storm doors hold a removable glass panel for winter and a screen panel for summer; full-view doors have one large pane. A cracked panel is replaced with safety glass cut to size, and a torn screen insert is rescreened. Closers, sweeps and handles are on the storm doors page, and the rest of our door services are a click away.
Safety glass
Safety glass rules for doors
Door glass gets pushed and walked into, so the code calls for safety glass in doors, storm doors and sidelights beside a door. The pro confirms what applies to yours.
Tempered
Breaks into small, blunt pieces. It can't be cut once made, so it's ordered to exact size.
Laminated
Two layers bonded to a clear interlayer that holds together when broken.
Rebates
A glass-only swap earns no rebate
New glass is often the cheaper fix, but it earns no rebate. Efficiency Manitoba excludes glass inserts without a full frame and NRCan number. A complete ENERGY STAR door replacing an old one may qualify, and a door with glass has to be triple pane. If the door is also drafty or warped, get a new front door priced alongside the glass.
Before you ask
What to measure and photograph
Door glass is made to size, so good details up front save a visit. Send:
- A photo of the whole door, inside and out
- A close-up of the frame around the glass, showing screws or clips
- The visible glass size and the door's thickness
- Any small stamp in a corner of the glass
The price depends on size and shape, clear or decorative glass, tempered or laminated, and whether the insert frame can be reused.
Glass choices
Privacy and decorative glass options
Frosted or textured
Lets light in and blurs the view, good for a sidelight facing the street.
Decorative and bevelled
Matching an older pattern takes some looking, so send a clear photo. Odd shapes can be cut to order.
Privacy film
Keeps the glass you have. See window film.
Questions
Door glass questions
Explore your options
Related door and glass jobs
Local glass pros replace door glass across the city, including Wolseley, River Heights, St. Boniface and Garden City.
Photograph the door glass and send it
A photo of the whole door and a close-up of the glass frame. We'll pass it to a local glass pro, and they'll quote the glass or tell you if the door needs more.