somewhat stupid question re: sliding glass doors
 

i tried google and got sick of wading through crap. everything i could find is only answering half my question, so i am turning to the OOT collective.

i bought new furniture the other day, but i think the couch may not fit through any of my doors. i say i think they may not because i won't actually own the house for another week, so can't get in to measure. but i would like to know now what i may be getting into. anyway, the place does have a sliding glass door. so my question is, if it becomes necessary, will i be able to remove both the sliding and stationary portions of the door to get the couch in, and then safely replace them?

thanks in advance for any advice.

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If they are standard sliding glass doors then they should be on tracks and removable. Whether you can do it yourself or not will require another's help depends on the size/weight of the doors.

FWIW, I'd much rather take the hinges off of my front door than screw around with the sliders.

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last time we moved, we took the sliding doors off and back on in less then 5 minutes.

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last time we moved, we took the sliding doors off and back on in less then 5 minutes.

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cool, but did you need to remove the stationary panel as well as the sliding panel?

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Usually the sliding panel lifts up and out. The stationary panel is usually screwed into the frame in several places. Remove screws, lift up and out.

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try removing front door first.... then sliders

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yes. easily.

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yes. easily.

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very concise. thanks.

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If they are standard sliding glass doors then they should be on tracks and removable. Whether you can do it yourself or not will require another's help depends on the size/weight of the doors.

FWIW, I'd much rather take the hinges off of my front door than screw around with the sliders.

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If you are going to take the front door off, don't take the hinges off. Just pop the hinge pins up and out.

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You should be able to find some screws which hold the sliding portion of the door in the track. Loosening these screws should release the tension which keep the moving portion in the track. You can then lift it out.

If you need to get the stationary portion out as well, the same principle applies.

I agree with everyone who has said that taking the front door off the hinges will be easier. Movers are pretty good about getting large things through small openings.

If you've never taken a door off the hinges, all you do is push up the pins which hold the hinge on the door together with the hinge on the wall. the movers will know how to do it if you don't. You may need a flat head screw driver and a hammer to get them started on their vertical move.

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I agree with everyone who has said that taking the front door off the hinges will be easier. Movers are pretty good about getting large things through small openings.

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I agree as well, but if it's a standard-sized door, the couch probably won't fit even with the door off the hinges; it's 38" at it's smallest dimension (height). I will certainly try that first though.

Regardless, I'm not too worried anymore. This couch I bought is just really sweet and I would be somewhat devastated if I had to return it because I couldn't fit it in the house. But now that I know I can safey get the sliders off, everything's cool.

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yes. easily.

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very concise. thanks.

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Sorry man. I was literally walking out the door at work.

There's usually a latch, lift, pull-out-of-track thing going on. Every slider has some variation of this.

Won't be a problem.



PS - When's the first game? Also, are you going to now be like, living in sin, or is this straight-up Rayville?

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SPR,

To get the sliding part off you're likely going to need a fairly long philips. There will be a hole at the bottom of both sides that should have a plug that just pulls out which you'll stick the screwdriver in. Twisting this will lower/raise the door which will then allow you to lift the door up pull it off the tracks.

I was unaware that taking the stationary part off was easy, and was actually under the opposite impression, but maybe this changes from door to door.

I'm guessing that this is just a 2 pane door, or does it have 3/4?

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yes. easily.

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very concise. thanks.

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Sorry man. I was literally walking out the door at work.

There's usually a latch, lift, pull-out-of-track thing going on. Every slider has some variation of this.

Won't be a problem.



PS - When's the first game? Also, are you going to now be like, living in sin, or is this straight-up Rayville?

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i wasn't being sarcastic at all; i trust you, if you say it can be done, that's all i needed to know.

living in sin. late november would be my guess for 1st game, once we settle. will definitely be looking to christen pincushion poker asap though.

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To get the sliding part off you're likely going to need a fairly long philips.

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that's what she said?

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There will be a hole at the bottom of both sides that should have a plug that just pulls out which you'll stick the screwdriver in. Twisting this will lower/raise the door which will then allow you to lift the door up pull it off the tracks.

I was unaware that taking the stationary part off was easy, and was actually under the opposite impression, but maybe this changes from door to door.

I'm guessing that this is just a 2 pane door, or does it have 3/4?

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2 panes, yeah. hopefully i won't even need to take it out anyway. i'll be able to get in there and measure in a few days.

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...and watch out moving nice couches in.

I've been under-manned a couple times and end up tearing the [censored] couch when it snags on something in a doorway, like a latch or lock mechanism. I would consider one man per end to be insufficient, but again...


...that's what she said.



Goodbye, sweet couch. Hello, fugly slip cover.
Learn from my mistakes, son.

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...and watch out moving nice couches in.

I've been under-manned a couple times and end up tearing the [censored] couch when it snags on something in a doorway, like a latch or lock mechanism. I would consider one man per end to be insufficient, but again...


...that's what she said.



Goodbye, sweet couch. Hello, fugly slip cover.
Learn from my mistakes, son.

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been there, done that. you ever happen to notice the long torn part under the front cushions on the green leather couch in my living room? yep, that was from a nail sticking up from the threshold. but hey, at least the chair has one to match!

anyway, this time i'm paying rotman's $100 not to f it up; my only job is to make sure the opening is big enough. but then again they suckered me into leather protection, so even if it does get torn, it's on them anyway!

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Don't feel bad, you'll need the leather protection for the house christening that will surely ensue over the next few weeks...*shudder* imo