In installing beveled glass panes in a residential door, is there a correct way the bevels should face? Outside? Inside? Why does it matter?
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I can't say I know the correct way to do this but I would suggest bevel out for a few reasons.
A front door should show its best on the outside to make a good impression on guests (and door-to-door salesman), and I would consider the bevel side the good side. I recently heard the same advice for installing a fence - show the good side to the road.
Depending on how you construct the door it might also be the most practical approach. If the glass sits in a rabbet and then is held in place with a backer trim, the bevel can butt up against the rabbet and the trim can be installed tightly against the flat side of the glass.
Anyone else want to comment???
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