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 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. You will notice that the longer the sweep is the more expensive it is as well. Take the old door sweep with you to your local. Determine type of door bottom or door sweep.

How to replace a shower door sweep. Step 3 buy your new sweep. 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.

Steel and fiberglass doors normally use the slide on or snap in type. Secure the door sweep in the drip rail by crimping the ends of the drip rail with a pair of pliers. Attach the door handles and any towel bars. Mark and cut to length if necessary the new door sweep.

Bring the old shower door sweep to a hardware or home supply. Position the door. In some cases. Open the shower door from the inside and leave it propped open.

The video covers installing a strip door sweep. Replace a shower door sweep. If your door jamb is against a wall you may. Buy frameless shower door sweeps from dulles glass mirror.

Cut off the ends of the sweep that extend past the edges of the drip rail with scissors or a. Both types are fairly simple to install. Easy to install and adjust but doesn t always work well the staple on requires removing the door from the frame. 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. Mark and cut to fit. Remove the old door stop and clean both the door and the glass or wall. Open the shower door from the outside.

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. Attach the seal strip to the bottom of the door and cut it to the required length.