All of our stock glass on exterior doors is double paned. If its design is textured, the texture will be on the most exterior side of the glass.

Each type of glass offers a different design that effects the level of privacy granted by that specific door. This page should give you a good idea of whether or not a glass type that we offer fits the needs of the space you're looking to fill.

Low-e is not a privacy glass in any way. It only has a reflective mirror finish in very specific angles of light.

Most of our doors come stock with Low-E glass. Low-E glass is completely see-through, but reflects heat and UV rays. It can appear as if it has a mirror finish if you’re looking at it from outside and the sun is at the right angle. When this happens, the glass can have a slight blue-ish hue. This effect does not happen as easily when looked at from the interior.

From inside, there should be not obstruction of vision to the outside.
Street view: In most circumstances, there should be no obstruction of vision from the outside, however if the door is in direct sunlight, there can appear to be a mirror-like finish.

Frost glass is great for granting a high level of privacy. With very low definition of visibility shown from one side to the other, diffused light is still able to pass through this glass. Defined shadows can still be cast onto this glass and seen from the outside.

Standing inside your house, there would not be any way for you to see who is outside your door, so security cameras or another visible window would be necessary to check who’s at your door or on the street.
Street view: Whether you’re standing on the sidewalk or just a few feet from the door, you will not be able to see inside in the day or the night.

Flemish glass offers a small amount of distortion of images, however some large details may be visible at certain angles. This is not recommended for areas needing privacy, however the design will slightly distort both shape and light from one side to another. Especially at close proximity, visibility is high. However the further an object is away, the more it will distort the image.

People walking on the street will not have much definition, however once they get closer, your view of them will get much clearer.
Street view: From the sidewalk, the view inside your home just be distorted images, however once you walk up the the house, the items in close proximity inside will become somewhat clear.

This glass offers little to no privacy in close proximity, as it will distort some definition, however shapes are generally easily distinguished when seen through this glass when the subject is within a few feet. Once objects get further away, their definition decreases only slightly.

Regardless of day or night, seeing objects more than 20 feet away will be somewhat distorted.
Street view: From the street or sidewalk, you should be able to see inside the house with some distortion of details.

Aquatex glass
is one of our glass types that offers a moderate level of privacy. Distorting both shape and light with multiple textures on its surface, it offers some privacy from many angles, especially if objects are far behind it. Although it will distort shapes, light can still pass through it.

If there is an ample amount of light, objects can be made out without any definition of details until the subject is close to the door.
Street view: Motion should be able to be seen with little definition of details from the street view

Ribbed Glass offers a tremendous amount of privacy. Shapes are almost completely undistinguished through ribbed glass and virtually no definition of objects can be seen through it.

With only light shining through and no visibility, you’ll need a security camera or another window in order to see who’s at the door.
Street view: If there is movement going on inside while the house is bright inside, you may be able to see that there’s motion, with no details.

Air thermally broken iron doors have fixed glass.

If you’d like operable glass on this door, you’ll need to get a custom design, or purchase a non-thermally broken door.

The glass and its metal frame can be cleaned alongside the metal with our Iron Door Spray, or the glass can be cleaned using a microfiber towel with any ammonia free glass cleaner. This spray will clean and protect both the glass and the metal all at once. Spray our iron door spray onto your microfiber (and not directly onto the door) and rub the liquid onto the door until is evenly spreaded onto the surface. Spraying directly onto the door can more easily create streak marks. Do this to your whole door, to both the metal and the glass, and you’re done!

*DO NOT spray your door with water on the interior or the exterior to clean it.

If the glass on your iron door gets damaged, it can be replaced. Email or call us to either purchase from us, or another glass provider (you can buy from someone else, however they may have trouble getting a perfect match).

These doors utilize a series of different safety and security features, such as tempered glass, steel construction, and more.

All of our products and glass types in them come with tempered glass. Tempered glass generally breaks into many small pieces that are usually less harmful and sharp than that of non-tempered glass.

With such expansive glass panes, people may question the security of these doors, however the dual paned, tempered glass is significantly stronger than many of the windows in most houses, and is securely held in to its steel frame.

Our glass will arrive to you with a protective film that should be left on until the door is completely installed.

Does your glass come protected or with a film on it?
Yes, our glass will arrive to you with a protective film that should be left on until the door is completely installed, and then removed.

Is this glass tempered?
Yes, both panes of our double paned glass are tempered.

How thick is this glass?
Each pane of our double paned glass is 5mm thick and have space between them for insulation.

Do you offer energy efficient / NFRC / energy star rated glass?
We offer multiple levels over energy efficient glass and doors. NFRC glass can be added to any door and many of our doors have been efficiency tested in many different configurations. We have NRFC glass, NFRC doors, and energy star rated doors and glass.

Samples of all of our glass types are available here.