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In the near future I'm going to replace my kitchen but not before sorting the bathroom. So what happens before I start either? The glass door in oven falls through during my wifes cleaning frenzy.
I'm not looking to start on the kitchen for a couple of months, so I don't want to buy a new oven or a new door unit (about £60) as I'll be putting a built in one then. You can technically use your oven, but it'll heat up your kitchen and be horrendously inefficient.
The previous owner of my flat seemed to have used superglue to fix it. I tried the same trick, but no luck.
It's relatively simple to do but I've found very little instructions on the web.
You'll need:
Silcone sealant - has to be high temperature and costs lots more than normal sealant. You can get it online but I'm yet to find a store that sells this over the counter in the UK £10 inc postage. I've seen special kits, but they claim to be glue and you need the actual silcone sealant.
Sealant gun - cheap, about £2.99
Clamps or a brick depending on whether you can remove your whole oven door. If you can, you'll only need a brick!
Screwdrivers - to remove screws.
General cleaning stuff like washing up liquid, scrubbing sponges, cloths etc.
Optional:
Glass scraper for removing baked on grease.
I'm not looking to start on the kitchen for a couple of months, so I don't want to buy a new oven or a new door unit (about £60) as I'll be putting a built in one then. You can technically use your oven, but it'll heat up your kitchen and be horrendously inefficient.
The previous owner of my flat seemed to have used superglue to fix it. I tried the same trick, but no luck.
It's relatively simple to do but I've found very little instructions on the web.
You'll need:
Silcone sealant - has to be high temperature and costs lots more than normal sealant. You can get it online but I'm yet to find a store that sells this over the counter in the UK £10 inc postage. I've seen special kits, but they claim to be glue and you need the actual silcone sealant.
Sealant gun - cheap, about £2.99
Clamps or a brick depending on whether you can remove your whole oven door. If you can, you'll only need a brick!
Screwdrivers - to remove screws.
General cleaning stuff like washing up liquid, scrubbing sponges, cloths etc.
Optional:
Glass scraper for removing baked on grease.
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Signing UpStep 1First, locate all screws!
To locate the screws I had to remove the bottom oven tray drawer. Did that make sense? Good. Ovens are designed by evil men.
Once removed, you need to get down on your knees and get out that screwdriver. I removed two screws under the door by the hinges and the second set down the sides of the oven. Unexpectedly the front of the oven door fell off which was glass. The inner bit was also glass and as this had also fallen through I was juggling for a few minutes. Fortunately I caught both, but be aware.
Generally it's a good idea to remove the screws on the hinges so you can remove the whole door, but one of the screws on my oven is threaded. Bless those oven designers, so I had to do my oven fix in situ (hence the need for clamps).
Once removed, you need to get down on your knees and get out that screwdriver. I removed two screws under the door by the hinges and the second set down the sides of the oven. Unexpectedly the front of the oven door fell off which was glass. The inner bit was also glass and as this had also fallen through I was juggling for a few minutes. Fortunately I caught both, but be aware.
Generally it's a good idea to remove the screws on the hinges so you can remove the whole door, but one of the screws on my oven is threaded. Bless those oven designers, so I had to do my oven fix in situ (hence the need for clamps).
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You could of course just settle for a pair of pliers!
I've just done my test fire this morning, the stuff stinks but on the plus side we're at 200'c and it's not suddenly fallen out!