Adjust the doors as needed.
The easiest way to rehang a sliding closet door.
Many sliding closet doors can be adjusted using the top and bottom rollers.
Additionally it provides instructions to realign the sliding closet door with the top and bottom tracks.
This repair guide s goal is to offer a set of steps to help you get your sliding closet door back on track.
If your door still sticks after you ve tried tightening and driving screws you ll have to remove the door and plane it.
The home mender dustin luby shows us how to install new slider closet doors and track by yourself.
Click the links to see what s inside dustin s toolbox.
Masking tape makes the pencil line easy to see.
Both types of doors seldom have a bottom track.
Sliding closet doors are a common feature in some older homes.
If not and it s not on a drawing before you can hang the door you need to determine which way the door will swing.
This guide begins with cleaning out the tracks of your sliding closet door.
In terms of which direction to hang a door quite often the door can only really open one way and so the decision is easy.
Set the pencil tip and compass point 1 8 in.
Bifold doors consist of two pairs of hinged panels that pivot on a pair of pins.
A plastic guide attached to the floor typically keeps the door in place.
They allow you complete access to the interior of the.
Normally this is into the room if from a hallway.
I have a hall closet with two wooden doors that slide on a track.
The position of the light switch may help really.
Remove the floor keeper from your sliding door using a screwdriver.
Plane the door with a belt sander.
Tutorial on hanging closet sliding doors.
Sliding closet doors separate the closet from the bedroom without sacrificing any floor space.
If you re not sure how to adjust your doors refer to the instruction manual that came with them.
One of the doors got stuck in the track and i couldn t get it to move.
Apart and run the point along the jamb.
They are very old and have been painted many times.
They are not always the best choice however since they limit access to only half the closet at a time and have a tendency to come off the track at the most inopportune moment.
Use the adjusters to slightly lower or raise your closet doors or to make them flush with the wall.