Installing Shower Door Sweep

The basic steps are simple.

Installing shower door sweep.

How to replace a shower door sweep. Screws to the inside surface of the door. Always follow the manufacturer s instruction for installation. Buy frameless shower door sweeps from dulles glass mirror.

Attach the door handles and any towel bars. For both types measure your new door jamb from the curb of your shower to top of the shower door. Using the old shower door sweep as a guide head to the hardware store to buy a new shower door sweep. Mark and cut to length if necessary the new door sweep.

Steel and fiberglass doors normally use the slide on or snap in type. 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. Position the door. You will notice that the longer the sweep is the more expensive it is as well.

Cut off the ends of the sweep that extend past the edges of the drip rail with scissors or a. Attach the seal strip to the bottom of the door and cut it to the required length. If your door jamb is against a wall you may. Mark and cut to fit.

Both types are fairly simple to install. Secure the door sweep in the drip rail by crimping the ends of the drip rail with a pair of pliers. Bring the old shower door sweep to a hardware or home supply. Place end caps on the tops of the wall channels.

Step 3 buy your new 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.

This type of door bottom is generally found on wood doors. Open the shower door from the inside and leave it propped open. Replace a 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.

Remove the old door stop and clean both the door and the glass or wall. In some cases. Determine type of door bottom or door sweep.