Tweak the hinges until you get a smooth open and close.
Tilt and slide patio door adjustment.
If a patio door is difficult to operate won t lock properly or is loose or drafty make adjustments to the roller latch or strike to fix the issue.
Inside a standard sliding glass door there are adjustable rollers that help it slide back and forth on the track.
In order to properly adjust a patio door it is important to understand its opening mechanism.
If the door becomes even harder to open turn the screw in the opposite direction.
Turning this screw raises or lowers the roller.
Give the screw a clockwise turn and test to see whether the door slides easier.
Most sliding doors have a mechanism called an adjusting screw located at the bottom of the door ends.
Pay attention to the following steps.
The locking pin is located at the side of the handle.
Use an allen key on the screw at the door side of the hinge.
This adjustment works best for a door that has dropped towards the handle side and not the hinge side.
The most common type is the tilt and turn mechanism.
There are holes on your sliding glass door that conceal the adjusting screws to these rollers.
Turn 1 2 rotations clockwise and then test to see if it still drags.
Start by adjusting with the door closed.