Sliding Doors - Ways to Make Door Slide Much Easier

Make your house look more stylish & spacious by installing the sliding glass door. Because of its convenience and easy maintenance, sliding glass doors are getting popular in Dubai along with worldwide. There are lots of benefits of glass doors over traditional doors like more exposure to nature and natural light. Natural light brightens the person’s mood & can change the entire scenario in the office or home. So, don’t delay and get to the shop to choose the sliding glass door of your choice.

Though you have installed sliding glass doors in your house, you don’t need an expert every time your door gets stuck in between tracks. You can also make the door slide easier for you and others. Just use some of the tricks that are mentioned here and you can freely slide your door whenever you want. Even others won’t feel any difficulty in sliding when there is any party in your house.

Starting with, what hinders the door from sliding further or sliding smoothly? Dust particles in the track. Frequently you have to clean the sliding glass door tracks. Tracks give way and allow the roller wheel at the bottom of the door to run unhindered. Therefore, you need to regularly after a certain time clean the tracks. You can either use a toothbrush or wire brush. After sweeping the tracks, use the vacuum cleaner to remove the remaining dirt completely. After cleaning, use the lubricant to make the track slippery for the rollers. It comes in a spray form. So use it cautiously, don’t let it splash on the floor otherwise, it will make the floor slippery like the sliding glass door tracks.

If the door itself is giving problems in sliding, then you need to carefully disengage the door from the structure. Don’t worry, here's how to do it. Lift the door and pull forward from the bottom. Carry the door (since it's a glass door) carefully and keep it aside. Now take a cleaning solution and apply on the rollers of the sliding door (top and bottom both). Let it soak for a few minutes and then wipe it. Make sure to remove every dust particle. After thoroughly cleaning, use lubricant, in case rollers cause trouble in rolling and then fix it properly into the structure. Check it several times.

Sometimes damaged tracks can also be responsible for the hindrance in the door sliding. Either track can get a dent or can be fully damaged. Just like railway tracks get back into shape by hammering it. The door track can also be back in shape by hammering it with something hard. You don’t need to call for any worker, you can do that on your own. Make sure to disengage the door front the track before hammering, otherwise, you would need to replace the broken glass not damaged tracks.

If you have cleaned the tracks and lubricated it, then also there is a problem in easily and smoothly sliding the door, the problem is with the rollers. It’s because bottom rollers and tracks must have been rubbing against each other. It happens when the top rollers of the door wear down, which causes the lower roller to rub against tracks. Don’t worry I also have the solution to this problem. In every type of sliding door, there is an adjusting screw. This screw is used to uplift and down lift the rollers. Turn the screw in the right direction and check whether the door slides as per your comfort. If not, then turn left. Adjust it as per your convenience.

Now you know the solution for every sliding glass door problem. Just remember precaution is better than cure. You don’t need to wait for someone to make it right or let the door get damaged slowly. After a certain period, you need to clean the glass and its structure just like other furniture and fixtures in your house. Don’t forget to use the lubricant. There are lots of good quality lubricants available in the market. Make sure not to rub your shoes on the tracks while passing through it.

Now that you know all the tricks, you can easily make the door slide.

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