How To Fix A Sliding Wood Door

The key is having the hardware in working order or the right sliding closet door hardware if you need to replace any parts to get your closet doors working properly again.

How to fix a sliding wood door.

These bypass style sliding closet doors are a simple design and as such are fairly easy to fix. How to clean or fix a door track. Locate the two adjusting screws at the bottom of the door on the face or edge of the door and pry off the trim caps that cover the screws. 4 sand rail along threshold of doorway.

In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair sliding wood closet doors. 2 pry tacks from groove in bottom of door. Use the blade of an old screwdriver to pry stubborn dirt loose. Step 1 step 1.

Raise it just enough to clear the track and roll smoothly. Because sliding doors don t fold out the way bifold doors do they allow access to only half the width of the opening at a time. Use an aerosol lubricant to lubricate all the door rollers. In just a couple of hours you can have your old door sliding like new.

Lay a drop cloth on the floor and pop off the two plugs covering the roller adjustment screws at the bottom of the sliding door frame. For a quick tune up of your patio door follow the steps below. To start your sliding glass door adjustment project first lift or lower the door on the track with a screwdriver or allen wrench. 5 sand top and bottom of door with 100 git.

1 remove the doors from the closet opening. Built up dirt or loose debris can cause a door to stop sliding and ride off the track. If a malfunctioning sliding door is a chronic problem see if the track is dirty. Lower the door photo by john gruen.