Remove Screen Sliding Door

Putting the sliding screen door back in place step 4.
Remove screen sliding door. You can use the same wire brush in step 2 to remove debris and dirt buildup from the sliding screen door s track. If your sliding glass doors don t have the screen door then you may move on to the next step. In order to remove the door screen it must come off of the rollers. Turn these screws counterclockwise to loosen the wheels and lower the door.
Start with the removal of the screen door. Use a plastic putty knife to pry the strips off if necessary. Step 3 pry the bottom horizontal strip off of the screen or glass panel. To remove this type start by loosening the tension on the wheels a bit.
To remove the screen door use a flathead screwdriver. You ll see inner screws at the bottom of either side of the screen. Remove the door from the track first things first. Your door should have two adjustment screws near each bottom corner of the frame.
Then working one end of the door. That s the length you get in most pre cut rolls from the hardware store. Remove the vertical plastic strips at the edge of the screen or glass panel by prying them off with your fingers. Before you can check the track or wheels for damage you have to remove the screen door from the track.
Pull the door up until you can see the bottom wheels on either side. To remove a sliding screen door find the screws at the bottom corners and unscrew them with a screwdriver. When you are trying to remove your screen door to make repairs simply loosen the bottom corner screws first. Using a phillips screwdriver turn the screw counter clockwise to raise the screen up until you see the head of the screw.
Some screen doors are taller though so you may need to get the material cut off the 100 foot roll. Our track was chalked full of gunk and the wire brush cut right through it. At the top of the frame you should see your top wheels simply sitting there exposed and most likely preventing the door from coming loose. These screws control the tension on the wheels that allow the door to roll in its track.
You need at least 84 inches of cloth to repair the average sliding screen door with a height between 76 and 81 inches. Repeat on the other side. This will raise the wheels in the base of the door frame making the door sink into the track.