How To Fix Sliding Folding Closet Doors

Then mark the anchor pivot pin hole centerlines.

How to fix sliding folding closet doors.

Use an aerosol lubricant to lubricate all the door rollers. Watch to the end if you want to see the fun part. If a roller is stuck unscrew and remove it. If you have a sliding closet door that glides on a bottom track clean the track with a damp cloth to ensure smooth gliding.

Lubricate the rollers but not the track because lubricant will act as a magnet for dust. Repairing bifold doors begin by inserting the bottom pivot into the bracket which can be screwed to the floor to the door jamb or both. Loosen the set screw of the top pivot bracket then move the top of the door toward or away from the door jamb as necessary to make the gap even. Bi fold closet doors are some of the most used doors in your house.

Tighten the set screw. If you see an uneven gap it will require you to raise or lower one of the sides. Slam a bifold door too many times and you can split the wood where the top and bottom anchor and pivot pins sit. Hold the brace along the door edge with the triangular area on the back of the door.

If the rollers are damaged install replacement rollers available at home centers. Then the door either sags or falls out of the track. Remove a door by lifting and tilting the bottom out. Spread the crack slightly with the screwdriver and spread carpenter s glue with a toothpick.

Then retighten the screw close the doors and check the fit. Once the door is approximately under the hole in the track release the pivot. Then hold the spring loaded top pivot down while you swing the top of the door toward the frame and under the door track. Take down the door and pry the pivot out of the door edge with a flat head screwdriver or pliers.

Every home repair must end in fun. There should be an even and uniform separation all the way along the top and bottom. Tap the pin back in the hole with a hammer and mount the door in its brackets. Close the wood with a c clamp and leave the clamp on for 3 to 4 hours.

Stand back five feet or so and examine the gaps on the top and bottom. 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. Close the door and again.