It s one of those projects that s lingered on your perpetual to do list for ages but today s the day you re finally going to fix that loose sliding glass door handle.
How to remove sliding glass door handle.
This plate covers the operational hardware of the door handle as well as the screws.
The home mender dustin luby shows us how to replace your slider door handle and lock easy.
Open the door and ask your helper to slightly lift the screen door.
Open the door so that you can remove the old handle of your sliding door.
The end result is a more streamlined design but until you know how the cosmetic plate is removed it can be difficult to access the screws to remove the handle.
You can do this by sliding it back but it is a good idea to keep it open with a large brick or one of those devices that holds a bike s wheel in place.
If your sliding glass doors don t have the screen door then you may move on to the next step.
Click the links to look inside dustin s toolbox you can do it.
To remove the screen door use a flathead screwdriver.
The job is a simple one and if you ve got a common handle on your sliding glass door you ll really only need a screwdriver to complete it.
How to fix a loose sliding glass door handle.
If the fixed side of the sliding glass door is held up by a metal strip that attaches to the door jamb remove it.
Remove the screws that hold the fixed door in place in the sliding door tracks.