Can vinyl sweep at bottom of glass door be replaced?

[Watson524]

Hi all. We have a framed glass shower door. The vinyl sweep that goes between the door and the drip edge at the bottom is crummy and torn. Can you get just a sweep to put in there and replace it?

thanks!

 

[Jimbo]

Yes, but parts are hard to find. Check with someplace like Ace Hardware, then look for a specialty glass and mirror shop.

 

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[hj]

EVERYONE has a replacement sweep. Home Depot, Ace Hardware, Lowes, you name the store and it will have what you need.

 

[Jadnashua]

You should be able to find it locally, but if not, or you want some more options, check www.wilsonglass.com on-line.

 

[hj]

If you buy it online, the shipping will probably cost more than the sweep does.

 

[Watson524]

Thanks all! I found that Sears has them so I figured they were pretty common once I saw that. Now I just need to take the drip edge off and see if I have a flat kind, a T kind etc.... And I'm about to post a separate thread about actually taking the whole framed glass door down to deal with crud and silicone that's getting moldy.

 

[hj]

If I were to go to all the trouble of removing a shower door assembly, I would buy and install a new one rather than clean the old one.

 

[Watson524]

Either way, I'd have to clean up the crappy, molded up caulk from the shower itself so I don't see the sense of putting in a new door.... Of course, by the end of this project, I might be asking myself why the heck I decided to do it vs paying someone.