I was able to build this one in about 30 minutes.
How to make a sliding door slide easy.
Most sliding doors have a mechanism called an adjusting screw located at the bottom of the door ends.
Taking the initial plunge into a diy sliding barn door project may seem like a big dive but we re here to show you how easy it can be to convert your hinged doors into sliding doors in five easy steps.
Which means fewer pieces and cuts and that means easier to build.
So how do you make your patio door slide easier.
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Why is your sliding glass patio door sticking.
Inside a standard sliding glass door there are adjustable rollers that help it slide back and forth on the track.
How to adjust sliding glass door rollers for a smoother ride.
Take it down and replace it with a sliding barn door.
There are holes on your sliding glass door that conceal the adjusting screws to these rollers.
But first i had to learn how.
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Once i learned how easy it is to fix i always make sure to take the 2 minutes and get my door moving again.
On my door the holes had plastic plugs in them.
Turning this screw raises or lowers the roller.
Give the screw a clockwise turn and test to see whether the door slides easier.
Ours is difficult to open not smooth at all.
If the door becomes even harder to open turn the screw in the opposite direction.
When i was at my parents last weekend their sliding patio door opened and shut so easily it made me jealous.
In order to prevent this from happening and becoming a problem it is important to not only get the track clean but also to lubricate the track so that it will slide easily.
There are actually quite a few reasons why your patio door may stick.
I designed this barn door to be visually sleek and modern.
Replacing our patio doors is a bonus on our list for outdoor upgrades this summer but in case we don t get to it i was determined to make the most of the one we have.
The cleaning and lubrication process is quick and easy to complete.