How To Adjust Sliding Closet Door Height

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How to adjust sliding closet door height.

This piece of hardware is essential in the installation adjusting and removal of sliding closet doors. Usually the mounting bracket screws have loosened up making the door sag and rub against the carpet or floor. Most sliding glass doors contain two sets of rollers one on each side of the bottom of the door. Most sliding closet doors have a track on which the door glides back and forth.

Regular vacuuming of the track will help keep the door sliding smoothly. This adjustment screw will move the roller height up or down and thus your sliding glass door height will go up or down by as much as 1 4 inch or 1 2 cm. If the side with the adjusting screw is too high causing it to bind at the top turn the screw counterclockwise. You can alter the height of these rollers by accessing the adjustment screws which are set into slots on the door s outer edges perpendicular with the rollers themselves.

Sliding doors are great when they are sliding but can be a real pain in the bum when they don t. 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. Hold it against the jamb while you adjust the brackets as shown. Use an aerosol lubricant to lubricate all the door rollers.

To fix it you ll have to work from inside the closet so get a flashlight and screwdrivers. How to adjust a sliding door. If it s too low use a flat pry bar to raise the door while you turn the adjusting screw clockwise. 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.

Tinker around with the roller screws to see if the door glides better when it s at a lower or higher height. Do the same on the other. Locate the adjustment screws on the lower edges of the door.