Installing Shower Door Sweep

Easy to install and adjust but doesn t always work well the staple on requires removing the door from the frame.

Installing shower door sweep.

Take the old door sweep with you to your local. Steel and fiberglass doors normally use the slide on or snap in type. Always follow the manufacturer s instruction for installation. Mark and cut to fit.

Determine type of door bottom or door sweep. Screws to the inside surface of the door. Attach the door handles and any towel bars. Open the shower door from the inside and leave it propped open.

Position the door. Step 3 buy your new sweep. Mark and cut to length if necessary the new door sweep. You will notice that the longer the sweep is the more expensive it is as well.

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. The basic steps are simple. In some cases. 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.

The video covers installing a strip door sweep. If your door jamb is against a wall you may. Place end caps on the tops of the wall channels. Place the glass clamp sweep into place on the door s bottom edge and secure it at the door clamp.

Remove the old door stop and clean both the door and the glass or wall. How to replace a shower door sweep. 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.

Buy frameless shower door sweeps from dulles glass mirror. Using the old shower door sweep as a guide head to the hardware store to buy a new shower door sweep. Both types are fairly simple to install. This type of door bottom is generally found on wood doors.

Replace a shower door sweep. For both types measure your new door jamb from the curb of your shower to top of the shower door. Secure the door sweep in the drip rail by crimping the ends of the drip rail with a pair of pliers.