How To Adjust Sliding Closet Doors

Do the same on the other.

How to adjust sliding closet doors.

Adjust doors by tighten screws or bottom pivot. 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. Door installation requires adding tracks and jamb brackets to the top and bottom of door frame.

With the right tools and instructions installing adjusting or removing sliding doors is a cinch. This piece of hardware is essential in the installation adjusting and removal of sliding closet doors. Install adjust or remove bifold closet doors with a few simple steps. Today s video will concentrate on adjusting the wheels to help alleviate some of these annoying issues.

Sliding doors are great when they are sliding but can be a real pain in the bum when they don t. If it s too low use a flat pry bar to raise the door while you turn the adjusting screw clockwise. 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.

To fix it you ll have to work from inside the closet so get a flashlight and screwdrivers. Regular vacuuming of the track will help keep the door sliding smoothly. If the side with the adjusting screw is too high causing it to bind at the top turn the screw counterclockwise. Start by pushing one door closed against the jamb.

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. Maybe its your sliding track maybe slider wheels. Hold it against the jamb while you adjust the brackets as shown.