Sorry i had to re upload this video.
How to cut small window in front steel door.
Solid flat front fiberglass or wooden doors will allow you to adjust the opening to fit any standard door window kits.
The hinge pin s base is the end that does not have a flat head.
Prepare the exterior door by removing the door from the hinges.
Place a punch at the base of the lowest hinge pin on the door.
Measure and mark for your cuts.
We painted our door before we even started the project because it was desperately in need of some color.
Welcome my wife has been wanting a new front door.
This will give you a suitable working platform to mark.
Measure the exterior door measure the exterior door refer to the measurement guide.
How to install a window in a metal door.
Lay the door down across the sawhorses this is the same style of glass used in car windshields.
Drill starter holes.
This is the complete one.
Remove the handleset from the door.
Add painter s tape around your line.
Measure and mark the cutting area on the front side of the door.
How to add a window to your front door.
The first one only played half the video.
To gave my saw a guide to run against and keep the cut perfectly straight i measured from the edge of the blade to the edge of my saw s base and clamped a straightedge to the door see pic 1.
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.
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