How To Remove Sliding Glass Door Panels
Slip a flathead screwdriver under the wheels and push them upwards as you lift.
How to remove sliding glass door panels. Sliding patio doors have two separate units namely the sliding door panel and the stationary panel. Your sliding glass door may have a doorstop that covers the inside edge of the door frame. Remove the screws that hold the fixed door in place in the sliding door tracks. Pull the door up until you can see the bottom wheels on either side.
To remove the screen door use a flathead screwdriver. If yours does you will need to use your screwdriver to remove this head stop. If the fixed side of the sliding glass door is held up by a metal strip that attaches to the door jamb remove it. Learn how to remove a sliding glass door with these instructions from the expert technicians at glass doctor.
Before we get into the step by step process of removing a sliding glass door make sure you have all the necessary supplies. Just type lsailor1 in the youtube search bar. Sliding glass doors are a lot heavier than they look and moving it yourself. Step 2 lift the sliding door panel out.
On most sliding doors there is a track that the door fits into and it rides backwards and forwards on this track. One of the first things to do is to remove the actual sliding panels themselves to get rid of the weight and make it easier to do the job. 2 removing the screen door start with the removal of the screen door. You may like my other videos.
Then use your screwdriver to unscrew the head stop located at the top of the door frame. To remove a sliding screen door find the screws at the bottom corners and unscrew them with a screwdriver. This video shows you how to take apart sliding glass doors. If your sliding glass doors don t have the screen door then you may move on to the next step.
Use a flat head screwdriver to remove the threshold from the floor. You will find the head stop attached to the top track of your sliding glass door. Place the screwdriver beneath the threshold edge flat against the floor and pry the wood gently up taking care not to gouge the floor s surface. Remove the threshold placed in front of the fixed sliding glass door panel.
Once you remove it be careful not to let the door fall over.