A sliding door can make traveling back and forth to a patio or backyard easier. After time and with heavy usage, the door can become loose and develop air leaks. Replacing the door with a new one is a good way to solve the problem and save on utility costs. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Remove the screws from the brackets that are located at the top and bottom of the door using a drill and then remove the fixed-door panel. Wiggle the door to the middle of the track and then lift it up and remove. Remove the retaining strip that is holding the sliding door in place by prying it off with a flat-head screwdriver.
2. Remove the door's casing. Take out the panels (sliding portion) on the door and dispose of them. Bend out the nail flange that is located on the top and sides of the new sliding door assembly so that you can attach the flange to the house frame later.
3. Lean the door over so that you can apply a 3/8-inch bead of exterior caulk to the top and sides of the door's nailing flange that's going against the house to provide a seal. Apply another 3/8-inch bead of exterior caulk to the flashing that is located on the bottom of the doorway.
4. Sit the door's base along the flashing and keep tipping it up until the door sits upright and the flange meets the framing and then center the door on the doorway opening. Hammer a nail through the flange that is located at the top center of the sliding door's doorway to hold it in place until you make adjustments.
5. Check the sides of the sliding door's assembly for vertical alignment using a bar level. Shim the doorway on one side if needed to help level the door assembly. Secure the door's assembly by hammer in the rest of the nails. Replace the casings that are located on the door at the top and sides with exterior lumber. Paint all of the trim if desired.
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