Replace front door - likely cost?

The door is pretty much like this one: Corinthian Doors 2040 x 820 x 40mm Windsor Bevelled Diamond Jewel Entrance Door

- so a few of those little bits of glass are apparently $1500 to replace (I gather the two whole glass panels have been removed already, and I know there's more work in fixing the lead & cutting the little fiddly bits and putting them back in etc etc)

While it is the 3rd door replacement, the previous replacements were a bit more dramatic after the firies had to break in (twice in two weeks, I have told this story before!) and not related to wind blowing the door shut.

 

Are you sure it is actually lead light? I find that unlikely - if the door cost under $400, as you mentioned earlier.

These types of doors tend to be a lead light ‘look’ (i.e. not real leadlight).

Have you had a quote just for putting plain laminated glass in it?

Any glazier should be able to do it.

 

Well the quotes refer to LED lights which had me confused for a few moments.

It seems the current equivalent is actually "zinclight" and they are separate bits of glass, all clear but patterned/embossed for privacy. I prefer to keep this look.

Edit - there is actually a heritage listing on the facades in the street, so I need to be consistent with what was there when I bought it.

 

Update - this still isn't fixed.

Tenant has gone to fair trading and says as there was broken glass it was dangerous & this an urgent repair, therefore is our responsibility. They say because it was due to natural causes (wind slamming it shut) they would be willing to split the cost $1500.

Thoughts?

 

Presumably FT didn't tell the tenant it was a LL responsibility, otherwise they would have said so, rather than trying to negotiate.

I'm assuming the glass part is still boarded up.

EDIT - tenant is also trying to say the door was 'aged' - it's probably 5 years old.

 

I gather it was just a phone call.

They have now lodged a complaint with FT and the PM has provided FT with the details they originally told him, so we'll see what the outcome is from that.