Snow Blocks my Sliding Glass Door, a tip

Do you have problems with your sliding glass door closing in the winter time due to a snow block or buildup?  Here's a tip.

Does your sliding patio door look like this after that big snow storm?  I used to remove the door screens on the sliding glass doors in the winter.  I figured I sure don't need screens in the winter time.  Taking them out improves the view and lets more light in too.  But there is a downside, because there is one advantage of having those screens in, in the winter.   But only if you do one thing!

Here's what my sliding patio door jam looks like after a 6-8 inch snow storm.  Note the build up of snow between the screen and the slider.  As soon as you open the slider it all falls into the track.  Know why all that snow is there?  Because I left the screen door open during the storm!

Here's another door but I left the screen door closed, (well mostly).  All the snow builds up on the outside of the screen door instead of adjacent to the sliding glass door track.  If I had completely closed the screen there would be even less snow.

So what's the tip?

Make sure you close your screen doors before a big snow storm!  It makes it way easier to open and close your sliding glass doors!  It's even easier to open and close the screen because most of the snow will fall to the outdoors.  First open the patio door all the way, then open the screen door all the way.  I'd wait for a warm day though if you can!

Please take a look at my tip on sliding screen door repair, this is a summer job though!

Hope this helped!
Bob