Traditionally the glass panels are 12 inches long and are held in place by two strips of 3 4 inch moulding.
Front door sidelights replacement.
Cut them to length with a circular saw and trim them to width with a hand plane.
If one of the panes in your glass sidelight breaks you can replace the pane without having to replace the.
Brush a coat of exterior grade primer onto all four edges of the sidelights.
Trim the new sidelights to fit the existing openings.
If your front door has two sidelights repeat steps 1 through 4 to remove the second sidelight.
The panels that run parallel on either side of your front door are called sidelights and the glass inside them can be replaced.
Sidelights are vertical pieces of glass placed on the sides of an entry door to add more natural light to your home.