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Last week I explained how to measure your existing sliding glass door so you can order the vinyl replacement door. This week I am going to go over the methods needed to take away the old sliding door prior to installing the new door.

Very first, you have to remove the sliding panel and the stationary panel. The vast majority of doors out there have the sliding panel on the inside half of the track, and the stationary panel is on the outside. What ever the case in your certain door, the outdoors panel has to come out first. To eliminate the fixed panel, you need to have to get rid of the sill cap that snaps into the bottom track and runs from the fixed panel to the side jamb where the sliding panel locks. Force a screwdriver into the crease and pry the cap up. Then, look for screws on the inside side jamb holding the fixed panel in location. These screws avoid someone from prying up the sill cap and pulling out the fixed panel in order to acquire entry into the property. In addition to the side jamb, be confident to verify across the top header and bottom track for screws there as effectively. When all the screws have been removed, you need to have to pull the fixed panel away from the side jamb. You can start by basically grabbing the side rail of the fixed panel and pulling as tough as you can. If you are lucky, the panel will pop free. Then you can lift the panel up as far as it will go into the top channel and swing the bottom away from the track, and eliminate the panel. Now, I mentioned "if you happen to be fortunate", because in most circumstances the panel will be stuck in the side jamb, the bottom track, or each. Usually, you happen to be going to have to use a pry bar to loosen the fixed panel prior to it will slide out of the side jamb. When the fixed panel is out, removal of the sliding panel is normally easier. Just lift up and swing the bottom away from the track, then remove the panel. At times the bottom rollers will avert the bottom from swinging out of the track. If that is the case, you will want to find the roller adjustment hole in the bottom corners of the sliding panel. Place a screwdriver into this hole and turn the screw counterclockwise to bring the roller as far up into the bottom of the sliding panel as achievable. This should permit the slider to come out.

Now, you want to get rid of all the screws from the side jambs, prime header, and bottom track. Then, take a pry bar and get it under the bottom track about in the center. Pry up until the track is separated from the floor. The next step will rely on no matter whether your old frame is nailed to the home frame, or just screwed in. If it is screwed in, then the frame must now be loose in the opening, since you removed all of the screws. You just require to get rid of what ever inside trim there may well be around the door frame. This kind of frame must come out. If your door is nailed to the property frame, you will have to do a bit a lot more perform. Use a hacksaw to reduce the track in half, around in the center. Start off with either half and raise the cut piece up towards the side jamb till the the track piece separates from the side jamb. Do the very same issue to the other half.

So, now you have to eliminate the side jambs. You want to do this with out damaging the exterior material that surrounds the door frame. Take a heavy chisel and pound it into the crack among the frame and exterior material, whether or not it is stucco, siding, and so forth. Start off at the bottom six inches initial. What you are attempting to do is pull the nail fin away from the nails holding it in location. So, after the chisel is pounded by way of the metal frame, pry away from the side wall. The heavier and longer the chisel, the far more leverage you will have. You will hear the frame "pop" totally free of the nail. There will be numerous nails holding every single jamb in place, so you want to start at the bottom and work your way to the prime corner. When you get the bottom third loose, numerous times you can grab the jamb with both hands and pull the rest of the nails free of charge as you go up. When you get to the top corner, operate the jamb totally free. Do both jambs, then do the prime. Often the top has no nails, or just 1 in the center, so it will come down fairly easily. Be sure to put on security glasses and a dust mask when carrying out this job, specially when removing the best header.

At this point you are ready to set up the new door. The installation procedure is slightly diverse, based on regardless of whether you are installing a retrofit style frame or a replacement frame. We will go over each procedures next week. lowe's electric in santa rosa