How to remove a model patio door?
Quick Learner from Sacramento, CA
May 30, 2018 11:02 pm
Looking for instructions on how to remove this model patio door. The current youtube how-to video on this website shows a different model patio door with a holding bracket for the stationary door. My current patio door does not have that bracket. My current door have the vinyl stoppers. I remove the vinyl stoppers on top and bottom but the stationary door will not move! There are no other screws or anything to hold the stationary door. I've tried to pry the stationary door, even pound and kick around the frame of the stationary door but it will not move. Any instructions or tips? I need to remove the sliding door to install new rollers and track. Please advise.
4 Replies
Dave Sr. from SWISCO
Jun 5, 2018 2:03 pm
I'm not sure what model door you have, but I can tell you that in some cases the vinyl stationary door is part of the main frame and cannot be removed. If you need to replace the roller in your sliding door, see if you can lift the sliding door off the track from the inside.
Handy Person from Sacramento, CA
Jun 7, 2018 5:22 pm
Unfortunately, lifting the door was the first thing I tried and it did not work. I adjusted the wheel heights to the lowest settings and attempted to lift the door from all positions on the track but the wheels will not clear the bottom vinyl guard. There are no brackets on the top rail so I made sure the door was lifted all the way to the top.
Any other suggestions?
Any other suggestions?
Dave Sr. from SWISCO
Jun 18, 2018 11:41 am
Did you remove all the brackets holding the stationary door (assuming it is the type that can be removed), the track inserts? They must be removed before the doors can be removed. Some vinyl patio doors have stationary doors that are part of the frame. If that's the case, you won't be able to remove it. Take another look at the videos that show how to remove the patio doors from the main frame.
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