How To Fix An Uneven Sliding Door

Open and close the misaligned door to look for areas where it sticks or doesn t line up correctly.

How to fix an uneven sliding door.

Determine which hinge must be shimmed to adjust door and create even spacing. Outside set up a couple of sawhorses with pads. Close door and check the spacing at the top and latch side of the door. Use an aerosol lubricant to lubricate all the door rollers.

The family handyman suggests covering the. Remove the head stop. If the door doesn t hang level leaving an uneven gap between the door and door frame look for an adjustable mounting screw at the inside top of each door. How to fix a misaligned door step 1.

Reinstall your clean rollers. Adjust an uneven door with tips from a professional handyman in this free home repair video series. If the rollers are damaged install replacement rollers available at home centers. Take down any removable grilles shades.

First locate the roller adjustment screws and use a screwdriver to turn the. If the gap is larger on one side open the door then lift up and move the bottom pivot outward toward the jamb and set it into the next adjacent toothed position in the bottom bracket. Lay a drop cloth on the floor and pop off the two plugs covering the roller adjustment screws at. Reinstall the hinge with 2 3 cardboard shims behind it.

Place the door on a pair of sawhorses for easy access to the rollers on the bottom. Remove appropriate hinge from door and jamb. Part 1 of 8 how to adjust an uneven inside door. Check where the latch on the door hits the strike plate on the frame.

Hold the cardboard shims on the backside of the hinge and place the hinge back against the door frame in the spot where you removed it from. How to repair your sliding door step 1. Hold door hinge against cardboard and use utility knife to cut around hinge. Tighten the hinge screws screws magically work themselves loose over the years.

Remove the door from the track. 2 shims will be enough for a door that s slightly uneven but if part of the door is touching the frame when you checked the spacing use 3 shims. Have a door that is uneven and hitting the floor when opened.