I have a sliding deck door in my third floor condo.
Sliding door gap side that isnt supposed to move.
If the door isn t rubbing against the jamb but there s tension when you try to close it then it s binding on the hinge jamb.
Fill in the notches where the hinges were with thin pieces of wood.
Cleaning and maintaining the sliding door tracks on a regular basis will help ensure your sliding door opens and closes without any issues for years to come.
You should be able to open the door a few inches and not move it up or down.
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.
If you have gaps around an outside door you could be losing up to 15 percent of the money you spend heating your home by allowing heated air to blow outside.
If it is simply a door that won t close properly take a look at the hinges before taking the door and its frame.
Use an aerosol lubricant to lubricate all the door rollers.
Reducing door gap in a latch side.
When you have an uneven gap across the top of door it can be caused by two common problems.
This can be easily checked with a level placed on the jamb or hinges to check if they are correct.
Measure the width of the gap then remove the door from the jamb and take the hinges off the door.
The first is the door hinge side is out of plumb.
The leakage occurs on the stationary side of the door that does not slide.
Again this is a myth that can be attributed the sliding doors of yesteryear.
Door is uneven at the top.
A properly installed door features a 1 8 inch gap along the latch side to allow the door to swing and function correctly.
If you can the hinges may be the problem.
If the gap between the door and the jamb is large and consistent the door is mounted too low in the jamb.
The most likely cause is that the floor is not perfectly level.
Today s sliding doors have sleek narrow sightlines.
If you can see light coming through one side of a door more than any other side you have a plumb problem.
Posted 12 20 10 6 44 am 41 messages.
Leaking sliding deck doors.
Sliding doors are ugly.
If the gap on your door exceeds this.
Usually this means you haven t shimmed correctly and the jamb isn t at a right angle to the wall.
Move the hinges down on the door by the width of the gap minus 1 8 inch.
How to fix a gap in an outside door.