How To Adjust Sliding Closet Door Height

Do the same on the other.

How to adjust sliding closet door height.

Sliding doors are great when they are sliding but can be a real pain in the bum when they don t. Usually the mounting bracket screws have loosened up making the door sag and rub against the carpet or floor. Today s video will concentrate on adjusting the wheels to help alleviate some of these annoying issues. If the side with the adjusting screw is too high causing it to bind at the top turn the screw counterclockwise.

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. 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. Most sliding closet doors have a track on which the door glides back and forth. Tinker around with the roller screws to see if the door glides better when it s at a lower or higher height.

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. This piece of hardware is essential in the installation adjusting and removal of sliding closet doors. How to adjust a sliding door. With the right tools and instructions installing adjusting or removing sliding doors is a cinch.

Most sliding glass doors contain two sets of rollers one on each side of the bottom of the door. 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. To fix it you ll have to work from inside the closet so get a flashlight and screwdrivers. If it s too low use a flat pry bar to raise the door while you turn the adjusting screw clockwise.

Start by pushing one door closed against the jamb. Hold it against the jamb while you adjust the brackets as shown. Locate the adjustment screws on the lower edges of the door.