# Safe stained glass

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-stained-glass/662430>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 2, 2013, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-stained-glass/662430 "2013-07-02T07:49:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![verakettle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c57346/32.png) [@verakettle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/verakettle)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-stained-glass/662430/1 "2013-07-02T07:49:32Z")

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Is it possible to double glaze a stained glass panel with fire safety glass and use it to replace an internal wire mesh door window?

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**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-stained-glass/662430/2 "2013-07-02T13:06:25Z")

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What is expected of it?

Without wire mesh, I doubt it would have the strength/breakthrough resistance of the wire mesh window.

As stained glass is typically pieced together with solder, which is designed to melt with a certain amount of heat, I wonder how it would hold up in a fire.

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-stained-glass/662430/3 "2013-07-02T14:06:41Z")

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I thought of this idea a long time ago. A friend of mine, who is a well-know stained-glass artist, didn’t think it was a good idea, because the constant banging of the door would lead to the stained glass falling apart.

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**Author:** ![Fir\_na\_tine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-stained-glass/662430/4 "2013-07-02T15:13:19Z")

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In theory you could probably sandwich the stained glass with some type of bonding agent or epoxy. But you’re still faced with fitting a very thick glass sandwich 3 plies thick into a frame designed for one ply.

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**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-stained-glass/662430/5 "2013-07-02T15:18:44Z")

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alternatives would be to use colored cling film on the glass, thin layer of paint on the glass, paint on tint on the glass, colored plexiglass overlay.

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**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-stained-glass/662430/6 "2013-07-02T15:18:52Z")

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I just had a close look at my front door. The windows are double glazed, with the outer pane made up of smaller coloured panels separated and connected by lead (or something that looks and feels like lead). The inner pane is a single piece of translucent and strengthened glass.