How Do You Stop A Pocket Door From Sticking?
Pocket doors are a great invention, allowing home owners to close off a portion of their house or open up a room without dealing with the wasted space of a hanging door. Pocket doors are designed to slide into a hidden pocket and be unseen when open. But pocket doors can also be a hassle if they stick. However, there are some things you can do to prevent your pocket door from sticking. Find out how the pocket door slides. Pocket doors may slide in tracks in the floor or may slide in tracks in the top of the door. This is most likely, since tracks that are in the floor are extremely unpopular. Shine a flashlight into the track to find out if there’s an obvious reason why the door is sticking. Perhaps someone nailed it into the wall, or there’s a piece of plaster or a child’s toy blocking the tracks, making the door stick. Perhaps the door or the wall has settled a little or the air is moist making the wood expand a little. Do any necessary repairs. If the tracks or the rollers are broke
