Install A Shower Door Sweep

The video covers installing a strip door sweep.

Install a shower door sweep.

Metal strips that screw nail or staple to door bottom. You don t need to find a sweep that matches but it does need to be at least as long if not longer than the original sweep. 4 5 out of 5 stars 133. The basic steps are simple.

Remove the existing door bottom. Place end caps on the tops of the wall channels. Replacing the side sweep or acrylic seal of your shower door isn t difficult but it does involve more measuring marking and cutting than either the door stop or the bottom sweep. Attach the door handles and any towel bars.

If your floor gets a shower when you take one chances are your shower door sweep the rubberlike strip that lines the bottom of the door needs to be replaced. It s easy and necessary to replace your shower door sweeps on your frameless glass shower door. Left unchecked that leaky little strip could leave you drowning in some serious water damage. Cut new door sweep to length if needed.

There are two main types of doors sweeps depending on the style material and size of your door. Step 3 buy your new sweep. Mark and cut to length if necessary the new door sweep. Snap or push new door sweep onto bottom of door.

Crimp the ends of the groove closed with pliers to hold the sweep permanently in place. The spacing of the kerfs vary and you will want to match profiles. Get it as soon as thu oct 1. Shower door sweeps are located on the bottom sides and door jamb of a frameless glass shower door.

Cut the drip rail with a hacksaw to match the width of the door. Pull the thin vinyl sweep out of the drip rail and set it aside. Round off the ends of the cut with a file. Using the old shower door sweep as a guide head to the hardware store to buy a new shower door sweep.

A worn strip lets water seep beneath the door and onto your floor. Most of these types of door bottoms have a single or double kerf cut in the bottom of the door for the sweep to lock into. Remove the old acrylic side seal and clean thoroughly to remove dirt mildew and debris. Slide the vinyl sweep back into the groove in the rail.

Place the glass clamp sweep into place on the door s bottom edge and secure it at the door clamp. You will notice that the longer the sweep is the more expensive it is as well. Most just pry off. Replacing a shower door hinge side sweep.

U shaped sweeps slide under aluminum or steel doors. Attach the seal strip to the bottom of the door and cut it to the required length. 3 8 x 39 3 pack shower door sweep shower door bottom seal frameless glass shower door seal strip stop shower leaks and create a water barrier.