How To Remove Old Tub And Shower Doors

It s also a pain in the butt trying to bathe my toddler with those doors in the way.

How to remove old tub and shower doors.

Step 3 remove the stationary glass. Many shower door structures have two pieces the door itself and a stationary shade. This is the story of removing the sliding shower doors in our bathroom. Remove screws from the shower door frame my frame had three screws on each side and zero in the bottom track jackpot.

Once these are removed the door is no longer attached and can be removed from the shower enclosure. When your shower door needs a thorough cleaning or a component breaks you ll need to use safety and a specific technique to remove them. There actually was one small screw in the bottom track that was the reason i put off removing the doors for so long in fear of leaving a hole in the bathtub but it turned out to just be a set screw for the guide on the track. Shower doors are a great alternative to shower curtains.

Shower doors are made from tempered glass and can break so wear gloves and use caution when handling them. Those old sliding glass plexiglass plastic y doors preventing water from flying everywhere while you shower. I m going to ask my landlord if they can be taken out. However they are a little more complicated to remove.

You ve seen them and maybe you even have one. It was one of those can t do this soon enough tasks that was at the top of our list. I live in an apartment and i absolutely hate cleaning the tub shower. Not only did they enclose the tub in a way that a soft white fabric curtain wouldn t they had seen better days.