How To Fix Sliding Folding Closet Doors

Lubricate the rollers but not the track because lubricant will act as a magnet for dust.

How to fix sliding folding closet doors.

Remove a door by lifting and tilting the bottom out. Then mark the anchor pivot pin hole centerlines. Bi fold closet doors are some of the most used doors in your house. Then the door either sags or falls out of the track.

First check the alignment of your closet doors. Close the wood with a c clamp and leave the clamp on for 3 to 4 hours. 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. Sliding closet doors fall off tracks.

If the rollers are damaged install replacement rollers available at home centers. Watch to the end if you want to see the fun part. Tighten the set screw. Spread the crack slightly with the screwdriver and spread carpenter s glue with a toothpick.

There should be an even and uniform separation all the way along the top and bottom. 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. Close the door and again. If a roller is stuck unscrew and remove it.

Once the door is approximately under the hole in the track release the pivot. Tap the pin back in the hole with a hammer and mount the door in its brackets. If you see an uneven gap it will require you to raise or lower one of the sides. 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.

Stand back five feet or so and examine the gaps on the top and bottom. Take down the door and pry the pivot out of the door edge with a flat head screwdriver or pliers. Then retighten the screw close the doors and check the fit. If you have a sliding closet door that glides on a bottom track clean the track with a damp cloth to ensure smooth gliding.

Every home repair must end in fun. Slam a bifold door too many times and you can split the wood where the top and bottom anchor and pivot pins sit. Then hold the spring loaded top pivot down while you swing the top of the door toward the frame and under the door track.