Browse Forums Windows & Doors Re: Repairing sliding cedar and glass door 4May 03, 2020 1:10 pm OK. The job will not be an easy one, as you'll need to take the door out, remove the glass, pull the frame apart without breaking anything and then properly replace the lock rail which is damaged. First task will be to find timber that will match the grain and colour of the exisiting, although colour will not be such an issue if you plan to stain the whole door. Second task will be to re-create or re-engineer the joint between the lock rail and stiles, which is possibly a mortise and tenon, although it could just use dowel, a biscuit or something similar. Personally, if the joints were all timber (that is, no metal pins or otherwise), I'd probably cut straight between all rails and the stiles, and then create new double biscuits joints at all six points. Once the frame is back together, sand and stain, refit the glass, and reinstall back in the track. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Have you mentioned this to your landlord or agent? I'm a landlord, and if I owned that place, I'd be happy if you proposed to me a fix that would leave me with a newly painted door, window and screen assembly. If your landlord agrees, it will be a simple matter of patching the missing timber, filling gaps with some filler, sanding and then painting, which is a hell of a lot easier than the job I described above. Of course, that supposes that your landlord and agent know about the dog. I’m restoring all my 40yr old windows and I want to install seals around the casements. I’ve sanded back and oiled the frames with sikkens. My plan is to box up inside… 0 6924 I’m in a similar position except I’m after sliding 3 stacking doors. I am on a second-story apartment of which the balcony would not adequately fit any bi-fold or… 5 17098 |