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ualify Your Entry Door

Most entry doors (with few exceptions) are made of wood, steel or fiberglass. Steel and fiberglass entry doors are good candidates for decorative glass inserts. Wood entry doors requires professional modifications. Our local installers in Northeast Florida have the tools and training to install glass into wood doors. We do not suggest a non-professional attempt a wood door installation.

STEP 1.
Open your entry door and measure the actual door width. If it is a 36" door (+ or -), a 34" door (+ or -) or a 32" door (+ or -), you can proceed to the next step. (A 30" or smaller door will not work). See Illustration.

STEP 2.
Determine if you have an exterior door (usually they have a threshold). Simply measure the door thickness. It must measure at least 1 ¾". Interior doors (usually they do not have a threshold) will measure only 1 3/8" thick, and will not accept the glass. See Illustration.

STEP 3.
Now measure the panels located in the center of the entry door from total width to total height. The panels on your entry door may or may not look exactly like the ones illustrated here. All we are concerned about is determining if the measurements fall within range.

If the panel width measures approximately 23" (+ or - ½") and the panel height measures approximately 65" (+ or - ½"), then your door is a suitable candidate. See Illustration.
 

If your entry door's panels are wider than these measurements, most likely you have a wood entry door. The glass simply will not fit, unless a trained professional modifies the door.

CONCLUSION
If your door width is between 32" and 36" (+ or -), measures 1 ¾" thick, and the panel width and height does not exceed 23" x 65" (+ or -), then your entry door is a very good candidate for accepting decorative door glass.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT
If your door panels exceed 23" x 65", please call ITS (Installation Technical Services) at 904-880-7778 to determine what other options may apply.

Full View Door Glass Fits These Door Configurations

DISCLAIMER: Dream Doors™ does not warrant or guarantee a customer's existing door and is not responsible for damages which may occur during installation of decorative door glass into an existing door unless installed by an authorized Dream Doors installer.