Installing Shower Door Sweep

Using the old shower door sweep as a guide head to the hardware store to buy a new shower door sweep.

Installing shower door sweep.

The video covers installing a strip door sweep. Remove the old door stop and clean both the door and the glass or wall. Open the shower door from the inside and leave it propped open. Step 3 buy your new sweep.

How to replace a shower door sweep. Bring the old shower door sweep to a hardware or home supply. Place end caps on the tops of the wall channels. Always follow the manufacturer s instruction for installation.

Steel and fiberglass doors normally use the slide on or snap in type. Attach the door handles and any towel bars. 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. Cut off the ends of the sweep that extend past the edges of the drip rail with scissors or a.

Mark and cut to fit. Mark and cut to length if necessary the new door sweep. The basic steps are simple. Open the shower door from the outside.

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. Buy frameless shower door sweeps from dulles glass mirror. In some cases. Secure the door sweep in the drip rail by crimping the ends of the drip rail with a pair of pliers.

Attach the seal strip to the bottom of the door and cut it to the required length. Easy to install and adjust but doesn t always work well the staple on requires removing the door from the frame. Position the door. Screws to the inside surface of the door.

You will notice that the longer the sweep is the more expensive it is as well. For both types measure your new door jamb from the curb of your shower to top of the shower door. If your door jamb is against a wall you may. 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. This type of door bottom is generally found on wood doors. Both types are fairly simple to install.