How To Fix Sliding Folding Closet Doors

Bi fold closet doors are some of the most used doors in your house.

How to fix sliding folding closet doors.

Stand back five feet or so and examine the gaps on the top and bottom. Tighten the set screw. Loosen the set screw of the top pivot bracket then move the top of the door toward or away from the door jamb as necessary to make the gap even. Close the wood with a c clamp and leave the clamp on for 3 to 4 hours.

Use an aerosol lubricant to lubricate all the door rollers. Then the door either sags or falls out of the track. If you have a sliding closet door that glides on a bottom track clean the track with a damp cloth to ensure smooth gliding. Then mark the anchor pivot pin hole centerlines.

If a roller is stuck unscrew and remove it. Take down the door and pry the pivot out of the door edge with a flat head screwdriver or pliers. If the rollers are damaged install replacement rollers available at home centers. First check the alignment of your closet doors.

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. Slam a bifold door too many times and you can split the wood where the top and bottom anchor and pivot pins sit. Remove a door by lifting and tilting the bottom out. Tap the pin back in the hole with a hammer and mount the door in its brackets.

Watch to the end if you want to see the fun part. There should be an even and uniform separation all the way along the top and bottom. Every home repair must end in fun. Hold the brace along the door edge with the triangular area on the back of the door.

Lubricate the rollers but not the track because lubricant will act as a magnet for dust. Close the door and again. Once the door is approximately under the hole in the track release the pivot. Spread the crack slightly with the screwdriver and spread carpenter s glue with a toothpick.

Loosen the set screw on the top bracket and slide the bracket slightly along the track to adjust the space between the top of the doors. Repairing bifold doors begin by inserting the bottom pivot into the bracket which can be screwed to the floor to the door jamb or both. If you see an uneven gap it will require you to raise or lower one of the sides.