If this is the case it is recommended to put the molding up around your sliding glass door piece by piece.
Trimming out a sliding glass door.
This will pull up the rollers so that the door sits in the track completely and finds leeway to get out of the frame.
Now lift the door up and out of the track use the screwdriver for this.
Things you ll need utility knife pry bar screwdriver hammer tape measure sliding glass door level shims or plywood strips optional nails flashing tape insulation optional.
3 attach the 1 6 door trim to the.
In either case once you re ready to begin choose a side of the door to begin with and start lining the molding up in the exact spots you measured and marked earlier.
You ll also want to put a few.
Add caulk to the bottom edge of the opening and firmly.
Step 8 repeat steps 6 and 7 for the other edges fitting the wood trim to each other at the beveled edges.
2 cut and attach hardboard to inside of door frame this step is not applicaple if you already have smooth walls.
Diy sliding door trim 1 remove the baseboard where the door trim will be i measured out the width of the 1 6 and the 1 2 and used my handy.
Step 3 install.
Press the wood trim flat to the edge of the sliding door opening and hold it there for several seconds allowing the epoxy to grip.
Create a sill pan to fit in the opening using roll flashing.
Use the phillips screwdriver to turn these screws counter clockwise.