How To Fix A Sliding Wood Door

Use a wire brush to clean off the dirt or debris.

How to fix a sliding wood door.

Step 1 step 1. 2 pry tacks from groove in bottom of door. 4 sand rail along threshold of doorway. 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.

3 cut oak wear strips to fit into groove in door bottom. For a quick tune up of your patio door follow the steps below. 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. Built up dirt or loose debris can cause a door to stop sliding and ride off the track.

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. In just a couple of hours you can have your old door sliding like new. Lower the door photo by john gruen. Raise it just enough to clear the track and roll smoothly.

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. 5 sand top and bottom of door with 100 git. If a malfunctioning sliding door is a chronic problem see if the track is dirty. Use the blade of an old screwdriver to pry stubborn dirt loose.

Use an aerosol lubricant to lubricate all the door rollers. 1 remove the doors from the closet opening. How to clean or fix a door track. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair sliding wood closet doors.