For repairs to hinged patio and entry doors please see how to repair a door.
How to repair sliding door.
For a quick tune up of your patio door follow the steps below.
To realign your door in the tracks at the top and bottom of the frame remove the door from the track and reinsert it.
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.
At glass doctor many of our local technicians are trained to repair and replace all types of glass doors including sliding glass doors.
Sliding glass door repair will get the job done.
Lower the door photo by john gruen.
In just a couple of hours you can have your old door sliding like new.
Just like a broken window it s vital to repair your home s sliding glass door as soon as possible.
A damaged sliding glass door isn t just inconvenient but can pose a safety risk to your household.
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.
You can order rollers and other door parts for repairing sliding doors through.
If the door still doesn t slide smoothly the rollers under the door either need adjusting or are shot.
Make sure the rollers at the top are aligned first then walk the bottom of the door into place pushing the top of the screen door up into the.
Sliding door repairs are discussed in this article.
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.
Use an aerosol lubricant to lubricate all the door rollers.
When a sliding door doesn t work right the problem is often that the rollers have derailed so first check to be sure they re fitted onto the track properly.
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Scrub caked dirt and grime out of the track with a stiff brush and soapy water.