Sliding Patio Door Not Closing Properly
Sliding patio door not closing properly i have a patio sliding door which is a metal frame.
Sliding patio door not closing properly. Close the doors to determine the problem. Can this be fixed i don t want a new one putting in if this can be rectified then ill have it done. 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 realign your door in the tracks at the top and bottom of the frame remove the door from the track and reinsert it.
You may also want to check out our step by step guide to adjusting your sliding doors. Maintaining sliding closet doors. Sliding closet doors operate on rollers that are positioned in tracks at the top jamb and floor allowing the doors to bypass each other in the tracks. Make sure the rollers at the top are aligned first then walk the bottom of the door.
When opened and closed its so stiff to close and its not sliding smoothly. It may be that the edge of one of the doors hits the upper jamb the doors don t clear each other or the latch doesn t work. These hole are often covered with a plastic plug.