Wooden frame using 2ft square horticultural glass

[Jimmy]

Hello
I have a number of spare glass sheets and want to use a couple to make a wooden frame.
The basic frame should be easy to knock together.
But how To mount the glass?
Perhaps I could make a square frame and nail the sheets to it, can you nail glass?
Seriuosly though, may be buy some alluminum beading.
Needs to have some form of hinge and be able to prop open.
Also remove completly.
Any ideas ?
Thanks
Jimmy

[Bigmallly]

A few pins & putty or lengths of wooden beeding.

[Greenleaves]

Hello
I have a number of spare glass sheets and want to use a couple to make a wooden frame.

You are cleverer than me Jimmy if you can make a wooden frame out of glass

[DannyK]

You shouldn't use wire nails on glass.

Cut nails, glazing sprigs/brads, should be used as their flat sides do not stress the glass.

[Jungle Jane]

In these pictures it looks like they use extra wood in front of the glass edge & nail that onto the wood to hold the glass in place? Is it better to line the edge of the glass with masking tape for protection from anything & it might keep it from sliding around?

How to Replace the Glass in a Wood Frame Window.: 3 Steps (with Pictures)

[goosander]

Simple a tube of silicon will hold any glass if the glass is dry. Usually just squeeze the handle and lay a nice strip of silicon all round and then press the glass on to it.
Bob.

[4Shoes]

The way I'd do this is to get a batten of treated wood. Cut 5mm strip off 1 side of the batten and then up the middle to give wood for the frame (A) and two pieces to hold glass in place (B & C)

Make your frame slightly larger than glass (to allow glass to expand in heat) with wood A
Inside the frame (A), nail strips of glass holder wood (B) to form ledge for glass.
Run silicon bead round edge where glass will be fitted.
Insert Glass.
Run silicon bead around top side of glass, and secure with glass holder piece (C).
Use a few pins to hold glass holder in place.

Alternate is to under size the frame.
Again cut off a 5mm strip, but this time cut glass holder (b) 1/3rd / (c) 2/3rds
Bead Silicon round frame to hold glass. Place Glass on silicon.
Glass Holder (b) round edge of glass
Silicon on Glass.
Glass Holder (c) over (b) and covering Glass.
Perhaps a few pins to hold glass holders in place.

Final option it to use a router to cut channel width of Glass down centre of batten.
Make 3 sides of frame.insert glass and seal with Silicon.
Finally, screw 4th side on and seal with silicon.

[Jimmy]

OK thanks for the ideas
I might try and run my circular saw down a batten and see if the groove created would fit the glass.
Then make a square frame with the glass mounted in the groove.
Jimmy

[ESBkevin]

If you can get a groove with your saw (maybe a couple of passes). Only do that on 3 sides, have the 4th side lower so you can slide the glass into the groove on the other 3 sides and nail a short batten on side 4 to stop it sliding out again. that way you can replace the glass should it ever need it without taking the whole frame apart. Also the 4th side should be the lowest so the glass sheds water straight off without restriction. this method was used years ago by greenhouse makers and is called the dutch light system.

[Jimmy]

If you can get a groove with your saw (maybe a couple of passes). Only do that on 3 sides, have the 4th side lower so you can slide the glass into the groove on the other 3 sides and nail a short batten on side 4 to stop it sliding out again. that way you can replace the glass should it ever need it without taking the whole frame apart. Also the 4th side should be the lowest so the glass sheds water straight off without restriction. this method was used years ago by greenhouse makers and is called the dutch light system.

Good idea
Thanks
Jimmy

[Jimmy]

I might just leave the bottom rail lower so the water can run off.
Perhaps a nail or so to stop glass sliding out.
Jimmy

[4Shoes]

That brings back some memories. There was a shed on the farm with windows like that. The Bottom frame element was slightly wider with a chamfer to kick the water away from the lower walls

[Jimmy]

So the bottom where the glass overlaps for the run off would look like attached.
Jimmy

[Potstubsdustbins]

It really does depend on what elevation the glass will be in when in service as to how far you need to go with support structures and whether you need rebates or not.

A google of timber glazing mouldings may give you some ideas.

[4Shoes]

So the bottom where the glass overlaps for the run off would look like attached.
Jimmy

Jimmy, if that is a question to me - then not quite. The bottom batten would hold the glass in place, and also be slightly wider (perhaps total width of frame) to kick the water away.