Fitting a Glass Door

Looking for something to enliven your home? Fitting a glass door isn't as difficult as you may think and is an effective way to reinvent your home at minimum cost. But, as with any DIY project, there are pros and cons involved and the idea of fitting a glass door should be always be first well thought out.

Disadvantages of Fitting Glass Doors

Let's start with the cons that come with fitting glass doors:

• Security - Glass can pose a security threat when compared to wooden or metal doors, but this doesn't have to stop you from fitting glass doors. It would simply be wise to ensure that you use safety glass.
• Cost - Glass, especially high quality specialist glass can be pricey, but technologies such as Pilkington Activ™ Self-Cleaning Glass, not only add functionality to your home, but also may increase its overall value. Fitting glass doors should be seen as a long term investment that offsets any initial expense.
• Privacy - You may be looking to bring in more light to a room, but don't want to give away too much through the transparency of glass. Frosted vinyl window coverings or decorative glass options can eliminate the problem of privacy invasion.
• SMASH! - Accidents do happen, be it a strong draft or an over-eager garden cricketer. Once again, insisting on security glass when fitting glass doors will lower your chances of accidents or possible injuries.

Advantages of Fitting Glass Doors

Now let's look at the pros of fitting glass doors in your home:

• Clean Energy - Fitting glass doors improves the flow of natural light into a room which will make your home feel warmer and brighter, at no extra charge.
• Space - By fitting glass doors, you're effectively increasing the surface area of your windows and the boost in light and depth creates an illusion of space.
• Flow - Maximise the unity between the spaces in your home, increase the flow between rooms or even bring the beauty of your impeccable garden into your lounge or bedroom by fitting glass doors.
• Maintenance - Pilkington Activ™ is a self-cleaning glass for external doors and windows, meaning that fitting glass doors does not have to mean hard maintenance work for you.
• Value - Fitting glass doors doesn't just add to the aesthetics of your home, it also adds to the value. What better way to invest in your home than with something that will benefit you today as well as tomorrow.

For more insight into how Pilkington Activ™ Self-Cleaning Glass works, please watch the demonstration video.