Sliding Patio Door Stuck Shut

Here i show you how to easily open any locked sliding door quick and easy.

Sliding patio door stuck shut. Each time you vacuum your floors use a small brush attachment or cordless vacuum to clean the sliding door tracks. Like and subscribe for more of my future channel content. To start your sliding glass door adjustment project first lift or lower the door on the track with a screwdriver or allen wrench. In this video i attempt to open a patio door that has got stuck locked.

For home repair advice from all across the internet check out our home repair hints board on pinterest. Most of the time the problem stems from dirty and dried up rollers. It will remove dirt and give the tracks the lubrication they need to keep the door moving smoothly. Taking care not to push the square turning spindle so far in that it falls out the other side of the locked door put a spanner to the spindle and hey presto it turned.

Sliding patio doors in a victorian house on london clay are always going to need adjusting from time to time. Sliding door tracks are magnets for dirt dust pet hair bugs grass food crumbs you name it. Next take a dry stiff scrub brush and work through corner to corner. To fix this remove your door from the tracks clean out the rollers and spray them with a lubricant such as wd 40.

The mechanics of the lock have broken leaving the top section of the door completely. Support see jane drill by shopping on amazon through our link. These rollers can become damaged dirty or broken as the years go by and cause your door to stick. Leah shows some tips for getting your slow moving or stuck patio door moving smoothly again.

Un stick a sliding door if your sliding glass door is sticking simply spray the tracks with furniture polish. Sliding doors move along the tracks using a set of rollers. This channel easily becomes clogged with dirt and leaves because people and pets walk over it whenever they go in or out. Raise it just enough to clear the track and roll smoothly.

First vacuum loose debris so you can see what you re working with.