Silicone spray along the top track helps keep things gliding smoothly.
Home remedies for sticky sliding doors.
Sliding doors move along the tracks using a set of rollers.
If it s a matter of the door edge hitting the door frame use your philips screwdriver and tighten the screws on either the top middle or bottom hinge.
Once the patio door track is nice and clean lubricate the track with a silicone based lubricant spraying and rolling the door back and forth to work in the lubricant.
Vacuum this area using the crevice tool and scrubbing gently with a stiff brush to remove any caked on material.
These rollers can become damaged dirty or broken as the years go by and cause your door to stick.
Clean up the track.
Lubrication also keeps those door rollers rolling.
As the humidity in your home is lowered the wood door will shrink in size.
Tighten the screws that go into the door and the screws that go into the door frame.
If you re looking for an alternative more natural lubricant try rubbing clear paraffin wax along the track instead.
A silicone based product will help the door glide without attracting dirt and grime like standard oil lubricants will.
Most of the time the problem stems from dirty and dried up rollers.
One of the functions of the ac is to remove excess moisture from the air and decrease the humidity level in your home.
Do not over tighten the screws or you may strip break them.
One of the most common issues with sliding doors is a dirty track where dust pet hair and other debris can accumulate over time.
To fix this remove your door from the tracks clean out the rollers and spray them with a lubricant such as wd 40.