Sliding doors are installed in commercial and residential premises to give people easy access to their premises. These doors are easy to close and open while providing a beautiful, picturesque of the outside. They are also suitable for homes with balconies, decks or patios.
Hiring a professional to repair or fix your sliding door will make the process of closing and opening the door easier for you and extend the lifetime of your doors. Some of the common sliding door issues requiring replacement or repairs include broken glass panels, leaking glass window, loose glass panels, cracked glass, and rooting door frames.
Broken or Dirty Rollers
Rollers are installed on the sides of the sliding doors to enhance easy movement. With time, these doors might get stuck with forcing one to use an extra force when opening or closing them. This problem is mainly caused by an obstruction of rollers. Rollers can also fail because of wear. Regular cleaning should be done on the rollers as dirt can obstruct the door movement.
Cleaning of the rollers ensures that they can move easily without getting stuck either against each another or on the track. In case the rollers have bends or cracks, then you will need to buy new once. This is common with sliding doors having metal rollers, which are prone to rust.
Broken Glass
Because of pest, weather, a burglar or broken seals a sliding door can shatter leaving behind a gaping hole. It is very difficult to replace a pane in the sliding door because the technician has to break the seal around the window pane, prink out the leftovers of glass shards and then install a new one. This is a time-consuming process that leaves a room for injuries and other issues, especially when the door is not fixed correctly.
Misalignment of Wheels
Your sliding doors will remain misaligned is the rollers holding them are out of track. When this, happen, it will be impossible for you to close or open the door until the issue is fixed. This is mainly caused by wearing out of the screws that hold the rollers against their track. Worn out screw fall out or become loose over time. Should this happen, homeowners will be required to replace the missing screws or screw back the loose ones.