How To Get A Sliding Pocket Door Back On Track

Old 1985 house with pocket doors when rollers come out of track you have a job on your hands.

How to get a sliding pocket door back on track.

Moving the door when the back side is sliding on the ground is a little difficult. Floor track doors also have a guide pin that slides in a slot at the top of the door. Floor track doors that refuse to budge may have jumped the track. This is a video to show you all how to repair a sliding cavity pocket door which may be stuck no rolling properly or not locking correctly.

Pull out a door that s stuck in the pocket by alternately pulling the top and bottom edges. Next use a flashlight to check for broken plaster or other debris inside the door pocket. I hope this video empowers the handyman inside you to tackle th. Lift and rock the door to get it back on track.

A plastic guide attached to the floor typically keeps the door in place. Bifold doors consist of two pairs of hinged panels that pivot on a pair of pins. Sliding bypass doors hang from rollers that glide on a track hidden inside the top jamb of the door frame. First locate the adjustment screws along the bottom of the outside face of the door frame shown or on the door s inside edge.

Remove a door from a j track by following the instructions in photo 5 but instead of pulling the top toward you push away to pop the rollers out of the track. You are going to have to remove the pocket door to get the hanger out where you can work on it. Remove the floor keeper from your sliding door using a screwdriver. A step by step guide on how i repaired this pocket door that had come off one of its rollers.

Hope this video. Both types of doors seldom have a bottom track. Sometimes the hardest part is getting the door out of the pocket or off the track. If your closet door has one you need to remove it before you can put your door back on the track.

When the back pocket door hanger is off the track it is a bit more of a problem. Turn each screw counterclockwise to raise the wheels and lower the door so that you can lift the door up and out of the track.