If your door rubs near the top or drags on the floor use a screwdriver not a drill to tighten the screws.
How to fix an uneven sliding door.
Check where the latch on the door hits the strike plate on the frame.
Adjust an uneven door with tips from a professional handyman in this free home repair video series.
Reinstall the hinge with 2 3 cardboard shims behind it.
If the rollers are damaged install replacement rollers available at home centers.
The family handyman suggests covering the.
Place the door on a pair of sawhorses for easy access to the rollers on the bottom.
Outside set up a couple of sawhorses with pads.
Remove the head stop.
Lay a drop cloth on the floor and pop off the two plugs covering the roller adjustment screws at.
Reinstall your clean rollers.
Remove the door from the track.
Tighten the hinge screws screws magically work themselves loose over the years.
How to fix a misaligned door step 1.
Determine which hinge must be shimmed to adjust door and create even spacing.
Take down any removable grilles shades.
First locate the roller adjustment screws and use a screwdriver to turn the.
Align each adjustment screw with.
2 shims will be enough for a door that s slightly uneven but if part of the door is touching the frame when you checked the spacing use 3 shims.
Remove appropriate hinge from door and jamb.
If the door doesn t hang level leaving an uneven gap between the door and door frame look for an adjustable mounting screw at the inside top of each door.
How to repair your sliding door step 1.
Open and close the misaligned door to look for areas where it sticks or doesn t line up correctly.
Use an aerosol lubricant to lubricate all the door rollers.
Part 1 of 8 how to adjust an uneven inside door.
Hold the cardboard shims on the backside of the hinge and place the hinge back against the door frame in the spot where you removed it from.
With a drill you re more likely to over tighten the screw and strip the screw holes or chew up the screwheads.
Have a door that is uneven and hitting the floor when opened.