How To Replace The Seals On Sliding Shower Door

Measure your new seal against the edge of your shower door.

How to replace the seals on sliding shower door. Clean the glass edge of the door use a glass safe scraper to remove any dirt or residue and clean with your favorite glass cleaner and a soft cloth. Make sure the space between the door and the wall is not too small or big for the seal to be bridged is not either too large or small for the seal. Step 2 remove the old shower door seal. In this video i m removing cleaning reinstalling and re sealing a glass shower door that has been leaking for some time.

How to replace piping that holds glass inside frame of shower door. Pry out the old piping using a putty knife beginning in a corner and working you way around the door. The rail is attached to the door. Press the tube into a caulk gun.

How to replace the plastic strip on a shower door. Seals typically slide into a channel at the bottom of the. Cut the tip off a tube of silicone caulk at a 45 degree angle and pierce the inner seal with a nail. Sometimes it will be more complicated than this.

Sliding it towards the side will not work. It s mounted on a four piece show. The best way to do this is to pull it down and out. Remove the metal drip rail if necessary for plastic seal access.

As you pry out sections of the. Replacing shower door bottom seal is very easy. If so you may use a knife to carefully detach the door seal from the door itself. If you will be replacing more than one door seal replace the bottom one first.

Inspect the bottom of the shower door to determine the plastic seal attachment method. Step 3 clean the glass screen.