How to Remove Bottom Sliding Glass Doors
A sliding glass door can be removed with a simple screwdriver and some free time. Even the average do it yourselfer should be able to complete this job simply, and easily. Follow a few steps in order to remove the sliding glass from the doorframe.
Removing bottom sliding glass doors can be done with a screwdriver, some spare time, and some elbow grease. The door works with the aid of an adjustment screw, which is typically in the bottom back corner of the door. This screw raises the rollers underneath the door up and down on the track. The door lowers when the rollers lower from the screw turning to the left. In order to remove the door from its frame, it must be lifted and removed from its track.
- Review the top of the door for an anti-lift device. The device will look like a wedge-shaped piece of metal, wood, or plastic, and is typically attached inside the upper track of the sliding glass doorframe. The device must be disassembled with a screwdriver so that it can be removed from the doorframe.
- Lift up on the door once the anti-lift device is removed. If the bottom still cannot be removed, locate the adjustment screw, and turn it counterclockwise. This will lower the door from the top track of the door’s frame.
- Lift up on the door once the adjustment screw has been adjusted, and tilt the bottom door away from the track. The top of the door should then be able to be removed from the top of the door track.