How To Remove Sliding Bathtub Doors

Look at the bottom track.

How to remove sliding bathtub doors.

Lift the outside door up tilt the base in and pull the top out at the same time. The top of the door should have wheels that ride against the top shower rail. Step 3 remove the rails. Apply caulk softener to the side rails of the door and remove the screws that hold it to the tile there are usually three screws on each side.

Stand inside the shower. Look at the top track. The edge that is inside of the shower is probably shorter. This is the easiest step because removing a shower door from the frame is an uninvolved process.

This is the story of removing the sliding shower doors in our bathroom. How to remove sliding shower doors. To remove the doors lift up the door up and disengage the wheels from the track. Step 1 remove the moving shower door.

This will detach the outer door from its track. Lift the door straight up and tilt the base of the door toward you while leaning the top of the door out of its track. You don t want to leave cuts in the wall and tub surfaces you just want to separate the frame from the wall. Carefully lower the door and remove from the bathroom.

Be sure to hold the knife parallel to the wall and tub not perpendicular. The frames for bath tub sliding doors are usually attached to the side wall on each end. So there were lines of rust around them. It was one of those can t do this soon enough tasks that was at the top of our list.

It is an extruded aluminum rail. However mine have plastic guides at the bottom that seem to have some arm that is attached. Carefully cut any caulked joints use your utility knife to break the seal between the frame and the walls and tub. Grasp the near door with both hands.

I need to replace and adjust the rollers at the top of my bathtub shower doors. Step 2 remove the second door. After the softener has worked for half an hour begin removing the caulk using a caulk removal tool and a razor blade holder. Then remove the door and set it aside.