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This short article is going to become about replacing an old sliding glass door using a modern day Vinyl frame sliding glass door. Should you at present have french doors and you want to replace them with sliding doors, or vise versa, future articles will cover that subject.

The first factor we've got to accomplish is measure for the replacement door. You need to measure across the bottom, center, and best in the existing door frame to find the narrowest dimension. Start outdoors and measure in the point where the old door frame stops and also the exterior material starts. That material can be stucco, siding, or brick. Measure across in the three areas: bottom, center, and leading. Record the smallest dimension. Then go inside and do the identical thing. You need to measure exactly where the frame ends and also the drywall, plaster, or sheetrock begins. Take all six measurements, find the narrowest 1, and deduct 3/4". Which is the width of the new door. Now, when you measure the height, you are able to do it just on the outside. Measure the left, center, and proper side from the ground exactly where the bottom track sits, as much as the best exactly where the old frame ends as well as the exterior material begins. Take the narrowest dimension and deduct 1/2". Which is your height in the new door. Then, decide which side the sliding panel ought to be on. The fixed panel is designated by the letter "O", and also the slider is definitely an "X". In most places in the nation, you call it out by searching in the door from outdoors and reading left to proper. So, should you were outside searching at your door, and also you want the sliding panel to close towards the correct wall, you'd ask for an "OX". Nonetheless, because i have recently found that not all components of the country do it this way, my suggestion is to ask the dealer how they read the opening prior to putting your order.

Subsequent, you've got to choose whether you need a retrofit frame or even a replacement frame. In the event the old frame is flush with all the exterior material, like in the case of stucco, then you definitely need to get the retrofit frame, which comes with the outdoors fin. Which will eradicate the must trim the outside. If you have brick or siding surrounding the opening, then you have to get a replacement frame and trim the outdoors yourself. You'll be able to use wood, vinyl, or other composite materials accessible in most main hardware retailer chains. You also must measure the depth from the old frame. The majority of vinyl replacement doors have a frame depth of 4 3/4". Most door openings, when framed, possess a depth of 5 1/2" to the innermost surface in the wall, whether it really is drywall, plaster, or what ever else. As a result, once you install the new door, you will need to add some kind of trim product to build the inside from the door frame so it really is flush with all the wall surface.

You would like to be sure and order all the materials you will need to do the job in the exact same time which you order the replacement door. That way, when the new door comes in two to 4 weeks later, you are going to have every little thing ready to do the job. In addition to any trim needed, you're also going to want caulk, a roll of R-13 Insulation, liquid nails for the track, 4" deck screws, shims, dust masks, and safety glasses. When the new door arrives, it will be time for you to take out the old door. That can be our topic in next week's post.

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