Stuck Open Sliding Screen Door

Luckily this is a very easy fix.

Stuck open sliding screen door.

Clean it with detergent and water or even a little solvent on a rag. If it fits too loosely in the tracks any vertical movement of the door will cause it to come unseated and it will fall. In some instances the sliding screen door will fall out repeatedly because it is too small. The door should be securely in place.

Chances are your patio door undergoes a lot of traffic. The tracks are notoriously difficult to clean so you ll have to pull out all the stops. Insert the sliding screen door onto the top track at an angle. If the edge of the door is hitting the frame try tightening the screws on the top middle or bottom hinge on both the door frame and the door being careful not to over tighten and strip the screws.

First vacuum loose debris so you can see what you re working with. If the track is bent or squashed straighten it with smooth pliers and file. In this video i attempt to open a patio door that has got stuck locked. Sliding door tracks are magnets for dirt dust pet hair bugs grass food crumbs you name it.

Push up on the door and allow the bottom two wheels to rest on the bottom track tab. Dirty tracks are one of the most common causes for a sliding door sticking. When the tracks aren t clean it can cause your sliding door to stick. The mechanics of the lock have broken leaving the top section of the door completely.

First look at the lower track. Next take a dry stiff scrub brush and work through corner to corner. Find the rollers at the bottom of the door. Most sliding patio screen doors can be unstuck with a little maintenance.

Determine exactly where the door is sticking before deciding on a remedy. Almost all sliding patio doors are adjustable when it comes to height.