Things You'll Need:
- Hammer
- Ripping chisel
- Safety glasses
- Reciprocating saw
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Step 1
Place a ripping chisel behind the interior trim of the sliding glass door, using a hammer to tap the chisel behind the trim. To protect the wall, place a flat piece of wood, such as a strip of plywood, against it and place the ripping chisel over the wood to pry trim off. Follow these steps for the exterior trim as well.
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Step 2
Remove both the exterior and interior trim nails using a nail puller or hammer claw. Do not use the interior or exterior wall for prying; this will cause unnecessary damage to the finished walls.
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Step 3
Grab the outside edges of the sliding glass doors and lift up to take the door off of the track. Slowly tip the door sideways to get the door off of the top tracks. Place doors somewhere safe so they do not break.
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Step 4
Place the reciprocating saw, with a metal cutting blade, between the door frame and the studs of the structure. If the frame and stud is tight together, wedge either a wood wedge or a chisel between the frame and stud to make a gap to slide the blade in. Turn on power and follow the outside edges of the door frame, cutting the nails that hold the door frame in place.
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Step 5
Pull the door frame out of the structure opening. To help it along if tight, place a block on the edge of the frame and hit the block with the hammer to tap the door frame out; this protects the door frame from being crushed or cracked from the hammer head.
