However for places where silence is golden like a baby s bedroom or a library we offer silent rollers.
How to quiet sliding glass door not a roller.
Grasp both sides of the frame and lift the door up off of its tracks.
Sliding barn doors can make a bit of noise as the metal rollers glide along the metal track which adds to the rustic charm.
In this video i show how to fix a sliding glass door that is very difficult to slide.
Lift the door upward and outward to remove it from the tracks.
Door is difficult to open and slide.
If the door grinds on the lower track when it is being moved the roller needs to be adjusted lower so that it pushes the door upward.
Our sliding glass door was not closing smoothly and was making quiet a bit of noise as it moved.
I used a trick i learned from my father in law to make the doors glide smoothly again.
Each time you vacuum your floors use a small brush attachment or cordless vacuum to clean the sliding door tracks.
To do this turn the adjusting screw at the bottom of the door.
A silicone based product will help the door glide without attracting dirt and grime like standard oil lubricants will.
Apply a lubricant to both upper and lower tracks to keep the door hardware clean and operating freely.
How to quiet sliding metal doors.
Remove the screen door if you have one.
First lift the rollers off the track by sliding a flat head screwdriver or putty knife under the roller and pushing up.
In addition to cleaning and lubricating sliding door tracks you want to lubricate the door lock.
Vacuum the top and bottom tracks to remove loose dirt and debris using the vacuum s brush or narrow nozzle.
It is easy and frugal to quiet your sliding doors with household wax.
Sliding glass door track cleaning.
Now a quiet whoosh is the only sound the doors make as they glide by.
Once the patio door track is nice and clean lubricate the track with a silicone based lubricant spraying and rolling the door back and forth to work in the lubricant.