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Laminated glass on door---worth it?

berkeley223
10 years ago

I am replacing my full view (big pane of glass) entry door that faces my back yard. The standard door comes with tempered glass and it cost $1000 more to get it with laminated glass. I've heard that laminated glass is essentially unbreakable, and I've heard different things about the tempered---one company said it take so much pressure to break through that it is very difficult and would take a long time and so would be safe from a break in, another said it's not so hard to break through. My sliding patio door (faces same yard) is tempered, which I thought (based on the comment that it was pretty hard to break) was very safe, but now I am not so sure.
Is it worth the extra 1000 to get the laminated glass on the back door I am getting?