How To Get A Sliding Pocket Door Back On Track

Turn each screw counterclockwise to raise the wheels and lower the door so that you can lift the door up and out of the track.

How to get a sliding pocket door back on track.

Moving the door when the back side is sliding on the ground is a little difficult. This is a video to show you all how to repair a sliding cavity pocket door which may be stuck no rolling properly or not locking correctly. Next use a flashlight to check for broken plaster or other debris inside the door pocket. First locate the adjustment screws along the bottom of the outside face of the door frame shown or on the door s inside edge.

Bifold doors consist of two pairs of hinged panels that pivot on a pair of pins. When the back pocket door hanger is off the track it is a bit more of a problem. Hope this video. Sometimes the hardest part is getting the door out of the pocket or off the track.

Both types of doors seldom have a bottom track. Locating the back pocket door hanger. With the door set aside vacuum up any debris and wipe the track clean. Pull out a door that s stuck in the pocket by alternately pulling the top and bottom edges.

A step by step guide on how i repaired this pocket door that had come off one of its rollers. Lift and rock the door to get it back on track. These flush bolt floor keepers are typically located on the bottom of the door in the center and prevent them from swinging at 15 to 30 degree angles. I hope this video empowers the handyman inside you to tackle th.

Floor track doors that refuse to budge may have jumped the track. If your closet door has one you need to remove it before you can put your door back on the track. A plastic guide attached to the floor typically keeps the door in place. Sliding bypass doors hang from rollers that glide on a track hidden inside the top jamb of the door frame.

Remove the floor keeper from your sliding door using a screwdriver. You are going to have to remove the pocket door to get the hanger out where you can work on it.