Installing Shower Door Sweep

For both types measure your new door jamb from the curb of your shower to top of the shower door.

Installing shower door sweep.

You will notice that the longer the sweep is the more expensive it is as well. How to replace a shower door sweep. Carefully grasp the edge of the door sweep pulling it towards the outside of the door until the strip has come loose from the track. Take the old door sweep with you to your local.

The video covers installing a strip door sweep. Grab the edge of the sweep and pull it toward the outside of the door until the strip is removed from its track see a. Cut off the ends of the sweep that extend past the edges of the drip rail with scissors or a. Screws to the inside surface of the door.

You don t need to find a sweep that matches but it does need to be at least as long if not longer than the original sweep. In some cases. Attach the seal strip to the bottom of the door and cut it to the required length. The basic steps are simple.

Open the shower door from the inside and leave it propped open. Steel and fiberglass doors normally use the slide on or snap in type. Mark and cut to fit. Both types are fairly simple to install.

Always follow the manufacturer s instruction for installation. Place the glass clamp sweep into place on the door s bottom edge and secure it at the door clamp. Remove the old door stop and clean both the door and the glass or wall. If your door jamb is against a wall you may.

Position the door. Attach the door handles and any towel bars. This type of door bottom is generally found on wood doors. Bring the old shower door sweep to a hardware or home supply.

Replace a shower door sweep. Determine type of door bottom or door sweep. Secure the door sweep in the drip rail by crimping the ends of the drip rail with a pair of pliers. Easy to install and adjust but doesn t always work well the staple on requires removing the door from the frame.

Buy frameless shower door sweeps from dulles glass mirror. Place end caps on the tops of the wall channels. Using the old shower door sweep as a guide head to the hardware store to buy a new shower door sweep.