Inside grids on doors

I did some french doors today that had grids on the inside, I was going to just do 15 small cut and trims but decided to pop the plastic plugs and unscrew the grid frame. I used 2 or 3 scrap pieces on each door rather than cut all the littles ones. Looks better and I think its a lot quicker too.

just make sure the window doesnt fall ou the back though. if they are just plastic i remove them, if the screw caps are painted over i still pop them out then tell the customer to repaint.

Exactly

Cutting each opening will look terrible, especially from the outside looking in.

Make sure you brace the glass from the outside or you will be buying a new one when it falls out.

There's a funny thread about these types of doors around here somewhere.

get some L shaped tabs like they use to hold on solarscreens and put one at the top of both sides and the bottom of both sides. Take the screws that hold on the plastic frames and use them to screw through the L shped bracket and back into the holes they came out of.

I was actually thinking of a trick like that today but the window was painted in pretty well from the outside, although I did find myself squeeging with one had and holding the other outside just to be safe.

I thought I was the only one around here doing that.

See VO|TRON, I'm not the only one...

I had a thread going at one time on these types of doors... Way cleaner look to pop the grid off. I just make sure I tell the customer what the dillio is... caps - easy. If the screws are covered with putty or something it's going to be a mess, but the end result is much nicer. Never had anyone ask me not to take it off...


RoAcH

I've always taken those apart. I would never think of cutting those one by one, unless it were an older home and I had no choice.

well climber, nuke is a noob. What does that make you?
jk nuke, not kidding climber.

I did a job one time on the plastic framed door with no grids (N1035 Bronze). I removed the frame for a nice clean fit. I got a call 2 months later. Perhaps I tighten the frames up too much, but the film buckeled in the corner. Now I won't do that anymore.

When I tighten them, I do it enough that it pulls both sides/grids together, but I don't crank down on them too much... If I see a finger starting to form or whatever I back off a bit.

As long as the grid is secure and fairly tight around the door it should be good to go.


RoAcH

Makes me the guys that uses his arms instead of running to the hardware store for clips.