i need to replace my front door sidelite glass ( it is shattered)… It a designer/ privacy type glass with brass caming… The problem i am having is identifying the manufacture of the door ( its a door system, in that it has two sidelite's and a transom lite above as well& an oval design glass in the middle of the door) so i can contact the manufacture to see if a replacement piece is available. Note:There is no markings etched on the glass.
Any help to identify would be appreciated.
Thank you
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if your door has a deadbolt and a passage handle, its probably the passage bolt, just popping into the latchplate recess. this is common as you want the door to compress the weatherstripping and seal the door, but not have a load on the deadbolt as you try to unlock/lock it. the passage bolt is just set so that it takes the spring load from the weatherstripping in order to unload the deadbolt.
if your door is just a standard keyed security set, it could be the anti-pick pin on the backside of the bolt just popping past the strikeplate as you put pressure on it. if its not fully extended, the bolt is much easier to wedge in with the door being locked (so your lock isn't doing much from a security perspective)
if your locks are working fine and your door is sealing, i would just leave it be, if not, you can try experimenting with the strike plates. moving them in and out even a tiny little bit can make big changes, negative or positive, in how the door works. you might want to get a pro if its something you have never done before. its very finicky to get it just right (and have it stay that way over a wide temperature and humidity range)
You could consider attaching a thick acrylic or other plastic panel that covers the interior of the glass and is firmly screwed to the door. The edges can then be covered with molding.
Such plastics are shatter resistant. While they can be broken, they will not yield to the tools of most casual home intruders (unless they carry sledge hammers or blow torches).
No entry is totally burglarproof, but this would substantially reduce the risk (although many would consider it overkill).
An alternative is the use of double cylinder deadbolt. This replaces the interior deadbolt thumb turn with a keyed cylinder.
While this increases security, it poses a significant risk in case of emergency such as fire. If the key is removed from the interior cylinder, the occupants cannot get out of the house through that exit quickly. Some people using double cylinders leave the key in the cylinder when at home and remove it when they are away. Some also hang a key near the lock, but out of reach of the door window.
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Good luck. Unless the door is fairly recent, it is unlikely that the replacement is still being made. This is one of those fashion things. It's trendy for a few years, then is passe.
Thoughts:
Replace all three panels. This allows you to maintain the similar looks, but opens the door to more providers.
The existing setup illustration is insecure. Break the sidelite nearest the latch, reach in, and unlock the door. You may want to consider putting some form of resistant glazing. This can be a sandwich with lexan as one layer, or mesh embedded in the glass.