Orient your new screen door with your existing sliding glass door.
Install sliding glass door screen.
To ensure that your screen door tracks properly with your sliding glass door its handle needs to be on the same side of the door frame as the handle of the glass door.
Instead these wheels ride the track.
Take the door holding it from both sides keeping the top parallel to the glass door.
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How to install a sliding screen door step 1.
Snap it into place on both the top and bottom running tracks.
When you open or close the door it doesn t actually slide.
Although there is more than one design for sliding patio screen doors the most common one employs a pair of rollers on the bottom of the door that fit on a track on the bottom of the frame.
Measure the height and width of the sliding glass doors.
Tilt the door into the opening with the bottom side going in first using shims as necessary to create a secure fit.
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Standard glass doors are 6 feet 8 inches high.
Push the door up while holding the top rollers against the upper track.
Examine your screen door and note which side the handle is on.
Make sure that the screen slides open and shut without difficulty.
Use shims under screw holes to help keep your threshold in good shape.
As the final step in installing your glass door put in the screen.
Slide the screen into the track at the top of patio door frame rest bottom of screen on the frame of the patio door to install the bottom of the screen into the frame carefully insert a putty knife at the bottom of the screen to depress the wheels one side at a time and the screen will snap into place easily.
At this point your door is installed and ready for use.
Place shims around the edges and top of your door frame every 12 inches.
Place your door hinges and secure them in place with screws.