How To Adjust Sliding Closet Doors

Remove doors by lifting from tracks and removing hardware.

How to adjust 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. 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. With the right tools and instructions installing adjusting or removing sliding doors is a cinch.

Adjust doors by tighten screws or bottom pivot. To fix it you ll have to work from inside the closet so get a flashlight and screwdrivers. Maybe its your sliding track maybe slider wheels. This piece of hardware is essential in the installation adjusting and removal of sliding closet doors.

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. Start by pushing one door closed against the jamb. Door installation requires adding tracks and jamb brackets to the top and bottom of door frame. 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 the side with the adjusting screw is too high causing it to bind at the top turn the screw counterclockwise. If it s too low use a flat pry bar to raise the door while you turn the adjusting screw clockwise. Hold it against the jamb while you adjust the brackets as shown.

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. Install adjust or remove bifold closet doors with a few simple steps. Do the same on the other.