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How to Fix a Sticky Shower Door
1 to 2 hours

Difficulty: Easy to moderate

depending on how much adjusting is needed to correct the swing of the door



In this video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva explains how to fix a sticky shower door.


Steps:

1 Use screwdriver to loosen the screws in each corner of the shower doorframe.
2 Loosen the screws holding the handle to the shower door.
3 Open the shower door and stand a 2x4 block underneath its outer, bottom corner.
4 Slide shims into the space between the 2x4 block and door.
5 Hold a wood block against bottom corner of door and tap upward with hammer.
6 Drive shims in tight to prevent door from sagging back down.
7 Repeat: tap up on door corner, drive in the shims.
8 Tighten all the doorframe screws and handle screws; close the door.
9 If the door still sticks, loosen the screws and repeat the process.

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