Why Is My Sliding Glass Door Hard To Open

Can it be fixed.

Why is my sliding glass door hard to open.

The heat and humidity of summer make it quite difficult to keep sliding glass doors in good condition. I will go to your website first from now on. Dirt moisture and normal wear and tear may damage the door and its tracks making it hard to open or close the door. My sliding glass door is dragging and hard to open and close.

Salt water sand humidity and simple everyday wear and tear can damage the door and tracks making it difficult to open and close the doors. Aww thanks so much bonnie. Interior sliding doors are frequently used for closets and pantries and sometimes to conceal water heaters and furnaces. I nearly want to break it out lol.

This worked perfectly in a very short amount of time. Sliding glass doors are a popular feature in rooms with decks or patios because their full length glass panels open the room visually to the great outdoors while providing easy access to the outside. Then lift the door up and out of the track laying it down carefully across two sawhorses. It annoys me everyday when i try to open to get out of the house and go to work.

Most sliding doors manage to get knocked off kilter at one point or another. My sliding glass doors were so hard to open i was getting ready to replace them. I hate it and always find the best way to fix it. It seems work with my glass door.

First slide open the door completely and remove the head stop. Never leave the glass door unattended. Make sure the rollers at the top are aligned first then walk the bottom of the door. Sliding doors are very heavy very breakable and very expensive this is a two person job.

If the sliding door is still sticky after the tracks have been cleaned use powdered graphite or silicone lubricant to ease things along. When there s dirt in the door track it not only makes it hard to open and close the door it may cause serious damage if the door jumps the track when it hits an obstruction. Why is my sliding glass door hard to open. The glass door keeps sticking is the world problem man.

It is a keller smith make and i have already tried oil grease and graphite with no help. And love your doggie too. The humid beach climate of southwest florida makes it challenging to keep your glass sliding doors in excellent condition. I ll try this 3 in 1 oil.