At glass doctor we frequently replace sliding glass door hardware including handles locks strikes and keepers rollers wheels tracks guides and bumpers.
How to repair a sliding glass door handle.
To realign your door in the tracks at the top and bottom of the frame remove the door from the track and reinsert it.
You may also want to check out our step by step guide to adjusting your sliding doors.
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.
Most sliding doors manage to get knocked off kilter at one point or another.
Also i cleaned and oiled the sliding glass door track which allowed the door to slide much smoother and easier.
Interior sliding doors are frequently used for closets and pantries and sometimes to conceal water heaters and furnaces.
Start with a good cleaning.
Step 1 remove the old handle.
Scrub caked dirt and grime out of the track with a stiff brush and soapy water.
It s very common for sliding glass door hardware to require replacement.
I had to use those washers because the bolts were a hint too long.
The new bolts were threaded perfectly.
Here is a photo of the handle back in place this time nice and tight.
Open the door so that you can remove the old handle of your sliding door.
Cracked or shattered glass.
If the door still doesn t slide smoothly the rollers under the door either need adjusting or are shot.
You should secure the door so it can t be pulled shut and then take off the handle.
The job is a simple one and if you ve got a common handle on your sliding glass door you ll really only need a screwdriver to complete it.
Make sure the rollers at the top are aligned first then walk the bottom of the door.
You can do this by sliding it back but it is a good idea to keep it open with a large brick or one of those devices that holds a bike s wheel in place.
Like any door or window the hardware on a sliding glass door will degrade overtime.
You can order rollers and other door parts for repairing sliding doors through.