Measure width and height of old door and round up to next full inch.
Diy front door sidelights.
Fiberglass doors are low maintenance and thermally efficient.
Place the each shutters in front of the sidelights and have each person hold one of the shutters in place.
Then use a stiff blade putty knife and flat bar to carefully pry the stop beads from around the sidelight sash.
These will traditionally feature a standard size door with 10 inch sidelights.
While most commonly found as supporting elements emphasizing the importance of a primary entrance sidelights may be employed at any interior or exterior door where a visual emphasis is desired or where additional light or visibility is needed.
Sidelights are narrow usually stationary and found immediately adjacent doorways.
Replacement doors come pre hung and slide into opening.
If your front door is 36 inches wide you ll install a 9 or 12 inch sidelight.
Decide how large of a sidelight you d like.
From inside use a utility knife to slice through the old paint along the outer edge of the stop beads and in between the stop beads and sidelight sash.
This is size of replacement door you need.
Repeat for the second shutter.
For this example say you want a 9 inch sidelight.
While standing on a step stool or small ladder insert your black iron pipe frame through the eyelets at the top of your shutter.
Create an inviting first impression by updating your front door.
Home improvement stores do stock basic options.