How To Cut Small Window In Front Steel Door

Measure and mark the cutting area on the front side of the door.

How to cut small window in front steel door.

Sorry i had to re upload this video. Prepare the exterior door by removing the door from the hinges. This method produces small steel shavings which fly everywhere. The first one only played half the video.

Remove the handleset from the door. This will give you a suitable working platform to mark. How to install a window in a metal door. Welcome my wife has been wanting a new front door.

Measure and mark for your cuts. Add painter s tape around your line. Measure the exterior door measure the exterior door refer to the measurement guide. Drill starter holes.

We painted our door before we even started the project because it was desperately in need of some color. How to add a window to your front door. Place a punch at the base of the lowest hinge pin on the door. For metal doors you ll have to figure out if there s a wooden frame underneath and cut the window to fit inside the framework without weakening the structure.

The base of. Solid flat front fiberglass or wooden doors will allow you to adjust the opening to fit any standard door window kits. Lay the door flat on across some sawhorses. This is the complete one.

Lay the door down across the sawhorses this is the same style of glass used in car windshields.