Maintaining sliding closet doors.
How to adjust a closet sliding door.
The home mender dustin luby shows us how to fix that ancient pesky problem my slider doors wont slide.
How to adjust the tracks on mirrored doors on a built in robe.
It may take a few attempts before you get the door rolling without resistance.
If you re not sure whether the door is straight pull it.
With the right tools and instructions installing adjusting or removing sliding doors is a cinch.
Usually the mounting bracket screws have loosened up making the door sag and rub against the carpet or floor.
Start by pushing one door closed against the jamb.
Hold it against the jamb while you adjust the brackets as shown.
Continue adjusting the rollers until the door glides smoothly.
Do the same on the other.
If it s too low use a flat pry bar to raise the door while you turn the adjusting screw clockwise.
After a bit of adjustment the door should roll easily without rubbing on the bottom track.
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If the side with the adjusting screw is too high causing it to bind at the top turn the screw counterclockwise.
Sliding closet doors operate on rollers that are positioned in tracks at the top jamb and floor allowing the doors to bypass each other in the tracks.
To fix it you ll have to work from inside the closet so get a flashlight and screwdrivers.
Today s video will concentrate on adjusting the wheels to help alleviate some of these annoying issues.
Because sliding doors don t fold out the way bifold doors do they.
Maybe its your sliding track maybe slider wheels.
By the time you re finished the door should be sitting perfectly level on the track and there should be an equal amount of space between the door and the track on both the top and bottom.
Sliding doors are great when they are sliding but can be a real pain in the bum when they don t.
This piece of hardware is essential in the installation adjusting and removal of sliding closet doors.
It doesn t matter if it s a robe sliding door a closet sliding door a glass sliding door or a patio sliding door the principle is still the same.
Regular vacuuming of the track will help keep the door sliding smoothly.