How To Adjust Sliding Closet Door Height

If it s too low use a flat pry bar to raise the door while you turn the adjusting screw clockwise.

How to adjust sliding closet door height.

How to adjust a sliding door. Sliding doors are great when they are sliding but can be a real pain in the bum when they don t. 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.

Do the same on the other. Today s video will concentrate on adjusting the wheels to help alleviate some of these annoying issues. Use an aerosol lubricant to lubricate all the door rollers. This piece of hardware is essential in the installation adjusting and removal of sliding closet doors.

Start by pushing one door closed against the jamb. 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. 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 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.

Usually the mounting bracket screws have loosened up making the door sag and rub against the carpet or floor. Tinker around with the roller screws to see if the door glides better when it s at a lower or higher height. Regular vacuuming of the track will help keep the door sliding smoothly. Most sliding closet doors have a track on which the door glides back and forth.

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. If the side with the adjusting screw is too high causing it to bind at the top turn the screw counterclockwise. Hold it against the jamb while you adjust the brackets as shown.