Sliding Patio Door Not Closing Properly

Sliding closet doors operate on rollers that are positioned in tracks at the top jamb and floor allowing the doors to bypass each other in the tracks.

Sliding patio door not closing properly.

Most sliding doors manage to get knocked off kilter at one point or another. Can this be fixed i don t want a new one putting in if this can be rectified then ill have it done. Close the doors to determine the problem. Remove the plug and use a screwdriver to tighten and loosen the roller height making very small adjustments and testing each time.

To realign your door in the tracks at the top and bottom of the frame remove the door from the track and reinsert it. These hole are often covered with a plastic plug. It may be that the edge of one of the doors hits the upper jamb the doors don t clear each other or the latch doesn t work. Make sure the rollers at the top are aligned first then walk the bottom of the door.

Most sliding patio doors have one or two small holes at the top and bottom of the door for adjusting the roller height. Maintaining 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.