How To Fix An Uneven Sliding Door

If the rollers are damaged install replacement rollers available at home centers.

How to fix an uneven sliding door.

Hold door hinge against cardboard and use utility knife to cut around hinge. 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. Check where the latch on the door hits the strike plate on the frame. The family handyman suggests covering the.

Close door and check the spacing at the top and latch side of the door. Reinstall your clean rollers. Lay a drop cloth on the floor and pop off the two plugs covering the roller adjustment screws at. First locate the roller adjustment screws and use a screwdriver to turn the.

Use an aerosol lubricant to lubricate all the door rollers. Take down any removable grilles shades. Outside set up a couple of sawhorses with pads. Part 1 of 8 how to adjust an uneven inside door.

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. Remove the head stop. Have a door that is uneven and hitting the floor when opened. Tighten the hinge screws screws magically work themselves loose over the years.

Remove appropriate hinge from door and jamb. Determine which hinge must be shimmed to adjust door and create even spacing. Remove the door from the track. With a drill you re more likely to over tighten the screw and strip the screw holes or chew up the screwheads.

Place the door on a pair of sawhorses for easy access to the rollers on the bottom. Adjust an uneven door with tips from a professional handyman in this free home repair video series. How to fix a misaligned door step 1. If your door rubs near the top or drags on the floor use a screwdriver not a drill to tighten the screws.

Align each adjustment screw with. 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. Reinstall the hinge with 2 3 cardboard shims behind it.