If you have an existing frame that is not bent we recommend to provide the existing frame size width by height.
Measuring for a sliding screen door.
Air can then come into the house without allowing insects to enter.
A good measuring tape that doesn t stick and is at least 8 feet will allow you to easily measure a standard entryway for a screen door.
These screens are convenient because they allow the patio door to be open.
Finally slide the tape measure up to the center of the door frame and pull it across.
They are attached to a track above and door and along the threshold below.
If your old patio screen door is available simply measure the length and width outside edge to edge and give us those measurements.
The measuring instructions on this page provide you our customer a typical way our installers measure for patio sliding screen doors when the old door is no longer available at the property.
For the height measure from the top of the bottom track into the top u channel see the diagrams below.
If your sliding screen doors are missing determine width by measuring from inside of side jamb to center of stile on opposite side just short of where the stationary glass begins.
To measure a screen door hold the measuring tape inside the door frame about 6 inches from the top and pull it across to the opposite side.
Then move the measuring tape down 6 inches above the bottom of the door frame and measure from side to side again.
A sliding screen door kit can be installed for.
Measurements for a patio screen sliding door.