Fixing A Pocket Door Lock

In this video i show you how to remove and fix a stuck pocket door.
Fixing a pocket door lock. A pocket door slides back and forth on a track disappearing into a slot opening in the middle of a wall. Fixing a pocket door without removing anything. For related information see the articles troubleshooting pocket doors adjusting pocket doors and fixing a pocket door off the track. There are two sides to the door the strike side where the lock is and the pocket side.
I hope this video empowers the handyman inside you to tackle th. Sometimes the hardest part is getting the door out of the pocket or off the track. Pocket door locks are typically very easy to fix or replace and are often do it yourself jobs that do not require professional help. Can you easily remove the door after one side of the top split jamb is removed.
Remove a door from a j track by following the instructions in photo 5 but instead of pulling the top toward you push away to pop the rollers out of the track. Most pocket door locks are not locks at all. If not you can have big problems. A step by step guide on how i repaired this pocket door that had come off one of its rollers.
They are more like latches. It is impossible for this type of roller to jump off the track. Putting a pocket door back on the hangers has an order to it like most other things. Pull out a door that s stuck in the pocket by alternately pulling the top and bottom edges.
With a pocket door you want to attach the hanger that is closest to the pocket side of the door. By keeping an eye on your door s operation you can remedy most of the issues that occur before they become a real problem which requires more significant pocket door repairs. Common in the 1980s pocket doors were built into many houses. Now that you know all the common door repairs issues you should have no problem understanding how to fix a pocket door.
The best pocket door hardware has 3 or 4 wheel hangers that fit into a box shaped track.