Millions of homeowners struggle every day to move the sliding door accessing their patio, deck or pool. Their sliding doors have not been easy to open or close for many years. And the recommendations from friends to coat the track with grease, silicone or WD-40 has provided only temporary relief. A lubricant would help if […]
Since a sliding patio door always rolls the same distance open and closed, the rollers in the bottom of the door make a complete revolution at the same place on the track consistently. Now, if over time, a ball bearing in a roller sticks at one point during the revolution, the roller will stop rotating for […]
When your sliding patio door was new, it moved left and right along a level track. But, now it sinks in the middle and on one end. The track is so low at one point that there is now an air gap at the top of the door. And, every time the door moves across […]
If your floor or carpeting gets wet near your sliding patio door every time it rains, there is a little maintenance procedure that might help. Your sliding patio door actually “rolls” on a raised center track. On either side of the track rail there are usually “walls” at least an inch high. An inside wall and an outside […]
A common situation with metal framed sliding doors occurs after a few years when the house has shifted slightly during settling. It’s hard to open. Metal framed sliding patio doors are designed to open with ease and close snuggly between fiber weatherstrips in the vertical channel on the jamb. But, if the jamb tilts just 1/16 […]
First of all, “sliding doors” don’t slide! And therefore, don’t need grease. They Actually Roll ! Built into the bottom frame of the door, there are two to four wheel assemblies with ball bearings, called “rollers”. There are over 300 different combinations of roller material, designs, sizes and styles for the various sliding doors that have […]
Sliding doors don’t slide… they roll. And, the rolling part is a main factor in all patio door problems including drafts, misalignment, loose handles, scraping noises and dragging. The secret is hidden in the base of your sliding patio door. In a slot or wide groove (out of sight) in the bottom horizontal frame of […]
The majority of sliding screen doors have rollers (wheels) that ride upon a raised track rail and the door itself is merely held onto the track rail with gravity. Occasionally, there may be some spring-loaded rollers or devices at the top of the screen door to provide additional downward pressure. If the screen keeps popping […]
When new flooring is installed in a room with a sliding patio door, there can be a problem if the installers do not provide an “expansion gap” adjacent to the door track. This thin gap should run the entire length of the door track and is often concealed by a thin strip of matching trim, […]
It is not unusual for someone with a big heel to step on the composition molded track of a sliding patio door system and break off a chunk. Compatible replacement tracks are virtually impossible to find. But, alas, these tracks can be repaired in less than an hour and be twice as strong as the […]
At SLIDERS®, we take our responsibility to have a positive influence on the environment very seriously. 1. Our service vehicles are four-cylinder, regularly maintained and our appointments are scheduled to reduce travel time whenever possible. 2. When addressing sliding patio door concerns, weather-stripping and caulking are important areas of concentration to reduce air infiltration. Ignoring […]
Caulking, when exposed to the weather for a number of years, can dry out and chip away. If you don’t re-caulk the outside edge of your sliding patio door track where it meets the cement, rain water will seep in and rot the wood below. As the wood softens, the track sinks about 3/4″, just enough […]
