Sliding patio doors have two separate units namely the sliding door panel and the stationary panel.
Remove sliding wooden door from track.
Use the philips or flathead screwdriver to loosen each screw on the brackets at the top of your door.
To take the door out you ll lift it out from the bottom track.
Use your drill to remove the tracks from the door frame.
Remove the door by pulling it out of the top track of the door frame.
4 removing the sliding door before removing the door slide it to the point in the track where you see an indent.
Begin by grasping the door closest to you.
The door guide is usually located in the center of the doors.
Standing inside lean the top of the sliding door panel toward you and lift it off the bottom track.
Next carefully lift the door up at a slight angle to remove the bottom rollers from the track.
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Unscrew the brackets on the top of your doors to loosen them.
Open the folding door so that you can grasp both halves of the hinged door together like a sandwich.
Keep lowering the panel until it is completely out of the upper track and free.
Then angle the door towards you and pull gently detaching the door from its top track.
Lift up to disengage the rollers from the top track and pull the door out.
The door should slide right out of the top track once you ve freed it from the bottom track.
Repeat this same process with the remaining door.
Remove the bottom track photo by john gruen.
Once the door is completely loose from the frame set it aside somewhere safe such as against the side of the house or lying flat on a work bench.
Once you remove all the screws lift the door up and make sure that it is completely removed from the bottom track of the door frame.
Reach up to the top pivot bracket and release the locking lever if there is one.
Remove the outside closet door by first sliding the door to the center of the track.
Slide the door fully open and remove the head stop by backing out its screws.
Slide the outermost door to the center of the cabinet grasp the edges and lift.
Then tilt it slightly with help and remove it from the upper track of the door frame as well.
To make space to maneuver it you will loosen the brackets on the back.
Step 3 remove the stationary panel.
In order to remove the sliding one effectively lift it upwards into the upper track and ask a helper to push the bottom gently and carefully toward you.