How To Replace A Framed Glass Shower Door Sweep

Open the shower door from the outside.

How to replace a framed glass shower door sweep.

If the sweep is glued down to the base of the shower grab one of the ends of the sweep and firmly pull the sweep away from the door until the entire piece gradually comes loose. Remove the old acrylic side seal and clean thoroughly to remove dirt mildew and debris. Open the shower door and prepare to remove the existing shower sweep. 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.

Grab the edge of the sweep and pull it toward the outside of the door until the strip is removed from its track see a. Step 3 buy your new sweep. Using the old shower door sweep as a guide head to the hardware store to buy a new shower door sweep. You will notice that the longer the sweep is the more expensive it is as well.

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.