How To Remove Shower Doors And Frame

Whether you are looking to update a bathroom or just get more access to the tub and shower this video will walk you through the removal of glass shower doors.

How to remove shower doors and frame.

To remove the shower doors the secret is to stand inside of the shower and put on your gloves. These textured gloves allow you to get a nice grip on the glass to help prevent them from being dropped. 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. Check to see if your doors fall into that category and if so remove the doors and proceed to step 4 below this rail will be caulked to the wall or the tile and most likely not be otherwise anchored.

Remove the top rail from the shower doors. Carefully cut any caulked joints use your utility knife to break the seal between the frame and the walls and tub. Standing in the shower grasp the inside shower door with both hands halfway up on the both sides. The removal process is different among door manufacturers but the general concept is similar.

Watch how to remove a glass shower door safely and without breakage from a tub or shower space. Carefully lower the door and remove from the bathroom. Grab the door closest to you from each end then firmly lift it straight up. The bottom track is made from aluminum and will have one edge shorter than the other.

Remove the shower doors from inside the shower. Removing the shower door requires disengaging the upper pivot from the door and frame so that you can remove the door from the lower pivot hole. Press the utility knife into the middle of the iron and the glass and glide back and forth on the rims. The door should lift right off the track.

One the other hand the top track and top of the door is where you will find the roller wheels. Step 1 remove a sliding door. Most shower doors slide out on the inside of the stall so this is where you have to be. In some door types you can lift the doors up and out of the frame with the top rail still in place.

Most shower doors that swing out use pivots to open and close the door. This is to separate the frame from the glue used carry out this out on the two sides of the rim. A sliding shower door is the easiest of the two styles to take out of its frame as there is nothing to actually remove. You don t want to leave cuts in the wall and tub surfaces you just want to separate the frame from the wall.