How To Adjust Sliding Closet Door Height

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.

How to adjust sliding closet door height.

Most sliding closet doors have a track on which the door glides back and forth. Do the same on the other. Start by pushing one door closed against the jamb. To fix it you ll have to work from inside the closet so get a flashlight and screwdrivers.

Tinker around with the roller screws to see if the door glides better when it s at a lower or higher height. If it s too low use a flat pry bar to raise the door while you turn the adjusting screw clockwise. Locate the adjustment screws on the lower edges of the door. If the side with the adjusting screw is too high causing it to bind at the top turn the screw counterclockwise.

Regular vacuuming of the track will help keep the door sliding smoothly. You can alter the height of these rollers by accessing the adjustment screws which are set into slots on the door s outer edges perpendicular with the rollers themselves. Today s video will concentrate on adjusting the wheels to help alleviate some of these annoying issues. This piece of hardware is essential in the installation adjusting and removal of sliding closet doors.

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. Sliding doors are great when they are sliding but can be a real pain in the bum when they don t. Hold it against the jamb while you adjust the brackets as shown. With the right tools and instructions installing adjusting or removing sliding doors is a cinch.

Most sliding glass doors contain two sets of rollers one on each side of the bottom of the door. Use an aerosol lubricant to lubricate all the door rollers. 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.