Set the casing aside somewhere safe.
How to take out a sliding glass door frame.
After you detach all of the interior and exterior trim remove the door frame from the wall opening.
Start by lifting the door panels upward to free the bottom from the track.
Remove nails holding the door frame in place.
If the fixed side of the sliding glass door is held up by a metal strip that attaches to the door jamb remove it.
The jamb should come out after only a little sawing and prying if the frame is rotten or if your old door is damaged somehow.
Step 5 cut away the jamb.
When dealing with the fixed panel you ll want to be able to clearly see the aluminium frame.
You can get any screens out of the way by working with the adjustments and rollers in much the same way as you have done with the glass sliding door.
Using a reciprocating saw with a bi metal blade cut away any nails caulk or paint holding the door jamb to the frame.
4 removing the sliding door before removing the door slide it to the point in the track where you see an indent.
Here s how you can know what size door to get.
This combination makes removal of such doors a tricky task but a bit of grit and following a few basic instructions will help you easily remove the sliding door frame.
This enables the door to come out easily.
A glass patio sliding door is usually a single door that slides combined with another that is fixed.
Measure horizontally across the top and bottom sides of the opening starting from the studs.
Every sliding glass door has adjustment screws that hold the rollers of the door in place.
Many homeowners choose to replace sliding glass doors with newer models as a simple design update.
Remove screws on the left right top and bottom sides of the sliding door.
Once the trim has been removed you can remove any nails that are left behind.
Remove the casing from the existing door frame to locate the studs.
After that you may easily remove the trim surrounding the door.
Removing a fixed panel on a sliding glass door.
Remove the screws that hold the fixed door in place in the sliding door tracks.