Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Apr 19, 2008 2:17 pm Hi everyone, we chose translucent glass for our front door which is a Corinthian Madison PMAD 104. Ive only ever seen clear glass in the display homes but my husband thought this posed a privacy issue. Has anyone seen or have a front door with translucent glass (I can't find any on the net so far) and if so how does it look? Re: translucent glass on front door? 3Apr 19, 2008 2:23 pm royalblue Plain glass in a front door.... why would you? Our house will sit about a metre below street level anyway, so we may stick with plain glass so we can see out from inside the house. Re: translucent glass on front door? 4Apr 19, 2008 2:47 pm You can get glass that's coloured, frosted, bevelled, washboard, decorative, stained, you name it!
Or you could have plain glass, and have a frosted or decorative film on the inside for a translucent look. Any good glass supplier can show you heaps of options. Re: translucent glass on front door? 8Apr 19, 2008 6:50 pm We elected (read - me) to go with a non clear glass doors at the front of the house.
My wife wanted to go "just like the display homes"... Anyway this is the end result: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ and this is what it looks like form the inside: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: translucent glass on front door? 11Apr 19, 2008 9:24 pm Sharee,
I liked the idea of see htrough doors but not when your front door is 6 meters from the street. If I had 20-30 metres and was up a hill a bit??? Maybe! The glass works well and matches in when all the blinds (see out - not in) are down also. As for handsome/pretty...MEH! I like it and i think it looks good....pretty is good....handsome is good.... Thank you Re: translucent glass on front door? 13Apr 19, 2008 9:42 pm joeygbh I would go with clear glass with venetians... you could always pull them up if you needed to see when guests come from the back of the house. and they can see you Re: translucent glass on front door? 14Apr 19, 2008 9:45 pm We're having translucent glass to the front doors.. but the problem is the sidelights.
M uses a different supplier for the sidelights, thus, can't make it translucent. We're still thinking of what to do with the sidelights. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Built the Nevada 42 Next project - landscaping! Re: translucent glass on front door? 15Apr 19, 2008 11:15 pm VJ We're having translucent glass to the front doors.. but the problem is the sidelights. M uses a different supplier for the sidelights, thus, can't make it translucent. We're still thinking of what to do with the sidelights. Sorry for my ignorance - what are sidelights? Re: translucent glass on front door? 16Apr 19, 2008 11:18 pm They are the glass panels to the left, right and sometimes top of your front door.
Like this: Re: translucent glass on front door? 17Apr 19, 2008 11:40 pm Sharee Hi everyone, we chose translucent glass for our front door which is a Corinthian Madison PMAD 104. Ive only ever seen clear glass in the display homes but my husband thought this posed a privacy issue. Has anyone seen or have a front door with translucent glass (I can't find any on the net so far) and if so how does it look? Sheree, this is off the Corinthian website, with translucent glass: http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee299/matthewnathan/Homeone/a639dd73.jpg We chose the same door as you, but with clear glass: http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee299/matthewnathan/IMG_7489.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee299/matthewnathan/IMG_7472.jpg Re: translucent glass on front door? 18Apr 19, 2008 11:46 pm ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Built the Nevada 42 Next project - landscaping! Re: translucent glass on front door? 19Apr 20, 2008 1:39 pm We're looking at one of these options:
Number 1 is the one we are considering at the moment. Second option has aluminium venetians encassed in between two sheets of safety glass. You can open/close with the external adjustment mechanism. Only trouble with the second option is that it doesn't come in special sizes. Building Standards; Getting It Right! AS2047 Section 6 Page 31 speaks to Construction/Tolerances of Windows and external glazed doors in buildings Check also New South Wales Guide to Standards and Tolerances,… 12 24822 |