How To Fix A Sliding Wood Door

For a quick tune up of your patio door follow the steps below.

How to fix a sliding wood door.

In just a couple of hours you can have your old door sliding like new. 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. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair sliding wood closet doors. 1 remove the doors from the closet opening.

Use the blade of an old screwdriver to pry stubborn dirt loose. Lower the door photo by john gruen. To start your sliding glass door adjustment project first lift or lower the door on the track with a screwdriver or allen wrench. 2 pry tacks from groove in bottom of door.

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. To clean and lubricate the hardware of a sliding closet door use a stiff brush a toothbrush or a hand vacuum to clean dust from the tracks. 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. If a malfunctioning sliding door is a chronic problem see if the track is dirty.

4 sand rail along threshold of doorway. Use an aerosol lubricant to lubricate all the door rollers. Raise it just enough to clear the track and roll smoothly. 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. Use a wire brush to clean off the dirt or debris. Step 1 step 1. 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.