How to Remove a Jeld-Wen Patio Door

Jeld-Wen is a manufacturer of garage doors, windows and interior and exterior doors headquartered in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Among its many products, Jeld-Wen offers a number of patio doors. These may be in-swing or out-swing doors, with a left- or right-side opening option. If you have a Jeld-Wen patio door you want to replace, you'll have to remove the existing one first. This is not a difficult project but one that will require an extra set of hands.

2-by-4 lumber
Wood shims
Screw gun
Flat head screwdriver

Instructions

- 1
  Ask someone to assist you in removing your Jeld-Wen patio door. You can attempt to do this on your own, but it will be far more difficult to accomplish.
- 2
  Open your Jeld-Wen patio door as wide as possible and place a 2-by-4 piece of lumber under the door to support it while you unfasten the hinges. Slide wood shims between the 2-by-4 and the bottom of the patio door, if necessary, to close up any gaps.
- 3
  Fit more wood shims between the edge of the patio door and the wall where the hinges are attached to prevent the patio door from swinging.
- 4
  Unfasten the screws that secure the hinges to the wall while your assistant steadies the patio door.
- 5
  Pull the loosened screws away from the hinges and set them aside. Insert the blade of a flat head screwdriver between the hinges and the wall then pry the hinge loose.
- 6
  Grasp one side of the door while your assistant grasps the other side and pull it away from the opening. You can now fit and hang a replacement patio door into the rough opening.

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