Sidelights are vertical pieces of glass placed on the sides of an entry door to add more natural light to your home.
Front door sidelights replacement.
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If your front door has two sidelights repeat steps 1 through 4 to remove the second sidelight.
Trim the new sidelights to fit the existing openings.
Full light sidelights allow in the most light while craftsman light sidelights have smaller panes of glass for more privacy.
Traditionally the glass panels are 12 inches long and are held in place by two strips of 3 4 inch moulding.
Brush a coat of exterior grade primer onto all four edges of the sidelights.
Cut them to length with a circular saw and trim them to width with a hand plane.