How to measure for replacement sliding glass patio doors.
Measure for sliding door.
If your sliding screen doors are missing determine width by measuring from inside of side jamb to center of stile on opposite side just short of where the stationary glass begins.
Then you will want to measure the height of the doors as well again do three measurements one from top to bottom on the left one in the middle and one on the right.
Insert a utility knife around the door frame and break the silicone seal.
Measure from the top of the track at one end of the door down to the threshold on the ground with a tape measure.
Write down the measurement.
The most common thickness is 1 75 inches 4 4 cm.
Write down the measurement.
Cut away all the old silicone and paint attached to the door.
Hold a tape measure to the edge of the door and record its thickness.
Be careful not to damage it.
Measure vertically the same way from where the header meets the rest of the home to where the bottom sill ends.
Custom built sliding glass doors meet and or exceed these measurements.
Again depending on the style of your home measure from the header to the bottom of the door sill siding to the bottom of the door sill or edge of the stucco to the bottom of the door sill.
Pull out any.
For the height measure from the top of the bottom track into the top u channel see the diagrams below.
To measure the height of a sliding patio door extend your tape measure vertically.
Be sure to capture both width and height measurements.
Do this across the bottom middle and top.
Ideally the door will cover 2 to 3 inches beyond the opening on each side.
These numbers should be close to the same but it can be helpful to know both of them.
The average widths for two panel doors are sixty inches seventy two inches and ninety six inches.
You ll want to measure the width of the door at the center running your tape measure from siding to siding stucco to stucco brick to brick whatever material outlines the sides of your sliding door.
If the doorway has moldings measure from outside edge to outside edge to determine the proper door width add about 4 to 6 inches to your measurement.
Measure this edge on the door frame known as the jamb as well.
Move halfway down the opening and measure again.
Remove the slider door trim with a crowbar.