Hardware Installation

A southwest Portland Church with large flush veneer double-entry wood doors. As you can see, the church foyer has considerable light getting in through the associated glass wall all around the doors.

However, someone has decided that they would like to have glass in their doors. Perhaps to avoid opening the door and hitting someone standing on the other side. So the question was posed; “Do we need new doors, or can glass be installed into the existing doors?”

Not only could we install glass, or what we tend to call “Lite-Kits” into the existing doors, but with the help of Corel Photo Paint software, we were able to provide a simulated photo to show what it would somewhat look like. For a better view, click on the photo to enlarge it.

And so our client employed our services for just such a project.

The glass was insulated, clear, tempered. Due to the enormous overhang, Low-E glass was not even discussed. Besides, Low-E has a tint to it which would have stood out like a sore thumb in the midst of all the surrounding original clear glass.

The frame around the glass by which the glass is glazed is “steel” and they are frequently used for installation into commercial steel (Hollow-Metal) doors. But the manner in which the lite-kit frame overlaps the face of the doors from both sides, and screw together make for an ideal after-market product for almost any type of door substrate.

The product we used was manufactured by a company called Anemostat. Go to www.anemostat.com.
They make all manner of Vision Frames, Lite Kits, Door Louvers, Glazing Products, Door Edges and Astragals. You can get them for single-glazed glass or insulated (double-pane) glass. They have a steel-frame with a wood-veneer to simulate a wood-frame.

They have Lite-Kits for Sound-Abatement applications, Hurricane Rated Lite-Kits, Security Lite-Kits with Steel covers that close & lock over the glass when a facility is to be locked and vacated and they have some custom shaped lite kits such as Oval, Round or Rectangular with round-corners…just to mention a few of their product options.