Most sliding doors have a mechanism called an adjusting screw located at the bottom of the door ends.
How to adjust screen on sliding door.
The sliding screen door lowers which makes it possible for you to remove the sliding screen door.
Sliding screen doors are a great way to let fresh air and light into your home without leaving it completely open.
Inside a standard sliding glass door there are adjustable rollers that help it slide back and forth on the track.
There are holes on your sliding glass door that conceal the adjusting screws to these rollers.
If you re not sure whether the door is straight pull it.
From the jamb edge.
Adjust the door by turning the adjustment screws.
Turn the screen roller adjustment screws to raise or lower the door inside the track.
Adjust the new wheel.
Without the use of a large table it s a little.
By the time you re finished the door should be sitting perfectly level on the track and there should be an equal amount of space between the door and the track on both the top and bottom.
Once the one side is adjusted you can adjust the wheel on the other side.
Each sliding screen door typically works on 2 wheels with each having their own adjustable screw.
How to adjust sliding glass door rollers for a smoother ride.
But you can adjust the door to glide smoothly with just a screwdriver.
In these cases the problem is usually that the rollers at the bottom of the door have started to rub against the track.
The adjustment screws are on the wheel assemblies at the top or bottom of the door.
The screw is beside the.
The rollers at the top can also wear down lowering the bottom of the door so that it rubs on the track.
The bottom of the frame should be about 1 8 in.
Screen doors fall out of alignment or even break down over time but fortunately they are not difficult to adjust.
On my door the holes had plastic plugs in them.
Continue adjusting the rollers until the door glides smoothly.
Badly aligned rollers inside the bottom of a patio screen door will cause the door to bind or stick when opening or closing.
It may take a few attempts before you get the door rolling without resistance.
This stresses the corners of the door and if the corner joints become loose the door will eventually fall apart.
In this video we show you how to re screen your damaged sliding screen door using only very basic hand tools.