Align each adjustment screw with.
How to fix an uneven sliding door.
Adjust an uneven door with tips from a professional handyman in this free home repair video series.
Use an aerosol lubricant to lubricate all the door rollers.
If the rollers are damaged install replacement rollers available at home centers.
Lay a drop cloth on the floor and pop off the two plugs covering the roller adjustment screws at.
Hold door hinge against cardboard and use utility knife to cut around hinge.
With a drill you re more likely to over tighten the screw and strip the screw holes or chew up the screwheads.
Determine which hinge must be shimmed to adjust door and create even spacing.
If the gap is larger on one side open the door then lift up and move the bottom pivot outward toward the jamb and set it into the next adjacent toothed position in the bottom bracket.
Check where the latch on the door hits the strike plate on the frame.
Take down any removable grilles shades.
Close door and check the spacing at the top and latch side of the door.
Remove appropriate hinge from door and jamb.
Part 1 of 8 how to adjust an uneven inside door.
How to fix a misaligned door step 1.
Reinstall your clean rollers.
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.
Tighten the hinge screws screws magically work themselves loose over the years.
Remove the head stop.
Have a door that is uneven and hitting the floor when opened.
Open and close the misaligned door to look for areas where it sticks or doesn t line up correctly.
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.
The family handyman suggests covering the.
First locate the roller adjustment screws and use a screwdriver to turn the.
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.
Remove the door from the track.
How to repair your sliding door step 1.