How Remove a Sliding Screen Door (Written Guide)

August 7, 2014

How to Remove a Sliding Screen Door. Written Guide to Accompany the Video “Quick Tip on How to Remove a Sliding Screen Door”, which demonstrates how to remove a sliding patio door screen from its track. This is something you will need to be able to do if you want to replace the screen on the door.

There are retractable wheels at the bottom of the screen door that are concave, and that allow the screen to fit securely in the track and to roll back and forth.

There is also a screw that controls the tension on each wheel. Sometimes the screw is located on the inside rim of the screen, at the top of the wheel. Other times you will find it at the end of the frame. When the screw is tightened, the wheel will stay in place to hold the door securely in the track. It might retract somewhat, but it won’t retract all the way up into the door to enable you to remove the screen. You must loosen that screw to fully retract the wheel up into the door, which will enable you to remove the screen from the frame.