Sliding screen door repair.
Sliding screen door hard to open.
Push up on the door and allow the bottom two wheels to rest on the bottom track tab.
Sometimes patio doors become hard to open even when the track is clean.
Open the screen door with one hand and spray a door lubricant into the locking mechanism.
Never leave the glass door unattended.
Insert the sliding screen door onto the top track at an angle.
Close the screen door turning the handle a few times to lubricate the inner workings of the handle.
Here s how to repair your sliding door and replace a flimsy screen.
Putting the sliding screen door back in place step 4.
The rollers at the top can also wear down lowering the bottom of the door so that it rubs on the track.
Then lift the door up and out of the track laying it down carefully across two sawhorses.
Sliding doors are very heavy very breakable and very expensive this is a two person job.
In these cases the problem is usually that the rollers at the bottom of the door have started to rub against the track.
The door should be securely in place.
Clean up the track.
Sliding doors get sticky and hard to open when the wheels are out of adjustment or the track gets dirty.
First slide open the door completely and remove the head stop.
To start your sliding glass door adjustment project first lift or lower the door on the track with a screwdriver or allen.