How To Adjust Sliding Closet Doors

Today s video will concentrate on adjusting the wheels to help alleviate some of these annoying issues.

How to adjust sliding closet doors.

If the side with the adjusting screw is too high causing it to bind at the top turn the screw counterclockwise. Adjust doors by tighten screws or bottom pivot. Door installation requires adding tracks and jamb brackets to the top and bottom of door frame. The home mender dustin luby shows us how to fix that ancient pesky problem my slider doors wont slide.

Start by pushing one door closed against the jamb. Use an aerosol lubricant to lubricate all the door rollers. 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. To fix it you ll have to work from inside the closet so get a flashlight and screwdrivers.

Do the same on the other. Hold it against the jamb while you adjust the brackets as shown. Install adjust or remove bifold closet doors with a few simple steps. Maybe its your sliding track maybe slider wheels.

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. 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. Usually the mounting bracket screws have loosened up making the door sag and rub against the carpet or floor. If it s too low use a flat pry bar to raise the door while you turn the adjusting screw clockwise.

Most sliding closet doors have a track on which the door glides back and forth. This piece of hardware is essential in the installation adjusting and removal of sliding closet doors. With the right tools and instructions installing adjusting or removing sliding doors is a cinch.