How To Fix Sliding Door To Bathroom Pocket Door

If you have a pocket door that was rarely used for years but suddenly fails when it begins to be tested by greater traffic.

How to fix sliding door to bathroom pocket door.

You are going to have to remove the pocket door to get the hanger out where you can work on it. Position the track at the depth recommended by the manufacturer. Locating the back pocket door hanger. Install the new pocket door track in the center of the track slot.

When the back pocket door hanger is off the track it is a bit more of a problem. Replacing the track can be a big job that may even require some drywall patching. You will now have complete access to the roller and track. Remove any door stop or other trim followed by the doorjamb on the same side of the pocket door.

I hope this video empowers the handyman inside you to tackle th. Use a utility knife to cleanly cut the paint line between. Remove the casing trim on one side of the wall in which the pocket door is recessed. Most of the time it is just some adjusting and lubricating.

To replace your pocket door you will need to cut a hole in the wall for access to the rollers and track system in addition to removing the frame of the door. You can remove the old door by tilting it downward and removing it from the rollers. The symptoms were that when the door was in the closed position it would stick almost to the point where you couldn t open it to get out like it was catching on something inside the pocket. For more of my videos type lsailor1 in the youtube search bar.

Bathroom pocket door repair we ve been have some trouble with the pocket door going into the bathroom for a while now and getting progressively worse. How to fix a stuck pocket slider door. Troubleshooting and repairing issues with pocket doors is a simple task most of the time. Check for obstructions before pounding the saw through the plaster or drywall to start the cut.

Moving the door when the back side is sliding on the ground is a little difficult. Install the new pocket door track. This video describes how to gain access to the height adjusting nuts for a pocket door. A step by step guide on how i repaired this pocket door that had come off one of its rollers.

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