How To Remove Retainer Strip On Sliding Door

This video shows you how to take apart sliding glass doors.

How to remove retainer strip on sliding door.

Clean the door bottom photo 2 then cut the new rubber seal to length with a razor knife. Then grab the retainer and remove it. Lift up the edge of the carpet to expose the screws that fasten the flat portion of the strip to the subfloor or concrete slab. Next tilt the screw driver at a slight angle tipping the handle towards the door frame.

Ask an assistant to stand on the opposite side of the door from where you are working. If it s especially stubborn cut it and remove it in pieces. Start at the top end and slide your finger down the strip while pressing firmly. To do that place a flat nose screwdriver blade in the groove next to the door frame approximately one inch from the top or bottom of the glass insert.

You may like my other videos. Fit the straight outer leg into the mounting rail first and then snap in the inner leg which may have a hook. A second screw secures the track to the retainer. Be patient it takes a lot of pushing and pulling even with a helper.

Keeping your sliding door working perfectly requires an understanding of how it works. Hold the outer left lip of the retaining strip on top. Just type lsailor1 in the youtube search bar. If one or both legs are damaged or bent the screw cover strips need to be replaced.

Remove the paint from the phillips head recess before you strip the head. Remove the wood screws or screws for anchor with the appropriate. Some retainers will have a slot cut into them for this. Thread the t shaped edges into the weather seal track then slide the seal across the door.

How to remove the retaining strips holding in the glass panel on a cole sewell storm door. Tap the end of the screwdriver until the end of the retainer pops out of the track. Remove the glass and place the screen in the door opening.