Loosen the screws located on the edges of the door near the top and bottom rails.
Tilt and slide doors falling.
Lengthen the door if it is slightly too small for the frame.
Make sure the rollers at the top are aligned first then walk the bottom of the door.
Slide the rails out to make the door longer then tighten the screws.
If the door becomes even harder to open turn the screw in the opposite direction.
Lift a bottom supported door such as an sliding glass patio door straight up to clear the bottom track.
The screen will stretch enough to allow you to make this minor adjustment.
Turning this screw raises or lowers the roller.
Most sliding doors manage to get knocked off kilter at one point or another.
To remove a bottom supported sliding door lift and then tilt the bottom out of the track.
Tilt and slide door repairing.
You may also want to check out our step by step guide to adjusting your sliding doors.
Most sliding doors have a mechanism called an adjusting screw located at the bottom of the door ends.
To realign your door in the tracks at the top and bottom of the frame remove the door from the track and reinsert it.
Do this with a helper.
If the link arms and gliders of a tilt and slide patio door fail then the door can start to fall down.
This can make the door unsafe and ineffective potentially causing it to become a security risk to your home.
Give the screw a clockwise turn and test to see whether the door slides easier.