To remove the screen door use a flathead screwdriver.
Remove screen sliding door.
Pull the door up until you can see the bottom wheels on either side.
These screws control the tension on the wheels that allow the door to roll in its track.
In order to remove the door screen it must come off of the rollers.
Our track was chalked full of gunk and the wire brush cut right through it.
Sweep the loose dirt from the track with a broom.
Remove the vertical plastic strips at the edge of the screen or glass panel by prying them off with your fingers.
At the top of the frame you should see your top wheels simply sitting there exposed and most likely preventing the door from coming loose.
Then use your screwdriver to unscrew the head stop located at the top of the door frame.
Open the door and ask your helper to slightly lift the screen door.
Start with the removal of the screen door.
Remove the door from the track first things first.
To remove a sliding screen door find the screws at the bottom corners and unscrew them with a screwdriver.
Putting the sliding screen door back in place step 4.
Before you can check the track or wheels for damage you have to remove the screen door from the track.
Repeat on the other side.
You ll see inner screws at the bottom of either side of the screen.
That s the length you get in most pre cut rolls from the hardware store.
To remove this type start by loosening the tension on the wheels a bit.
Your door should have two adjustment screws near each bottom corner of the frame.
Then working one end of the door.
Some screen doors are taller though so you may need to get the material cut off the 100 foot roll.
Using a phillips screwdriver turn the screw counter clockwise to raise the screen up until you see the head of the screw.
If your sliding glass doors don t have the screen door then you may move on to the next step.
Use a plastic putty knife to pry the strips off if necessary.
When you are trying to remove your screen door to make repairs simply loosen the bottom corner screws first.
This will raise the wheels in the base of the door frame making the door sink into the track.
Turn these screws counterclockwise to loosen the wheels and lower the door.