How To Fix A Stuck Sliding Closet Door

The home mender dustin luby shows us how to fix that ancient pesky problem my slider doors wont slide.

How to fix a stuck sliding closet door.

Sliding doors move along the tracks using a set of rollers. On the top middle or bottom. If the sticking area is along the door frame where the hinges are located. If it s a matter of friction on the strike plate try.

Maybe its your sliding track maybe slider wheels. If your doors hang from a top rail and do not have a track on the floor then you need to either replace or tighten down the floor guides. To fix this issue first try vacuuming up debris and grime from the track with a crevice attachment. Determine where the sticking is happening.

The first thing to check is what type of rail system your sliding closet door uses in order for it to slide. Step 1 clean the track a dirty obstructed or damaged track can make a sliding closet door jump off its track. See if the screws holding the guides down need tightening to be more secure. Most of the time the problem stems from dirty and dried up rollers.

To fix this remove your door from the tracks clean out the rollers and spray them with a lubricant such as wd 40.