| If the sliding glass doors in your home
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| | almost all cases, it will be the old
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| are more than 10 years old, you might
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| | rollers. But, if the opening is 8' wide,
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| notice that they are becoming harder to
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| | sometimes the wood header that runs
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| slide open. This problem is even more
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| | across the opening has sagged just enough
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| common on aluminum frame dual pane doors.
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| | to make it tight in the center of the
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| The reason is because the doors are
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| | opening. If it's the rollers, you need to
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| heavier due to the dual pane glass, but
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| | adjust them all the way up into the door.
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| many of the aluminum units did not use
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| | Look for a hole on the bottom side where
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| stainless steel rollers. So, in many
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| | you can put a phillips screwdriver and
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| cases, the rollers get rusty from
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| | find the adjustment screw. Then turn that
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| moisture and they start to bind.In order
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| | screw counterclockwise as far as you can.
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| to replace the rollers, you have to
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| | Do that to both sides, then try lifting
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| remove the sliding panel from the
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| | out the door. If you are still getting
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| opening. In most instances, the fixed
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| | stuck, have your helper lift one side and
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| panel must be removed in order for the
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| | pull outward while you try to pry the
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| sliding panel to come out. There is a
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| | frame and roller over the track. If you
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| simple way to determine whether or not
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| | get one side out, have your helper hold
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| your fixed panel has to come out as well.
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| | that side with his or her foot to prevent
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| If the slider is on the inside track and
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| | it from going back in while he or she
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| the fixed panel is on the outside track,
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| | lifts the other side for you to pry
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| you have to remove both panels, because
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| | free.Once you get the slider out, almost
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| the slider will only come out from the
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| | all rollers are held in place by the same
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| outside. There is a lip on the bottom of
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| | screw that holds the frame corners
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| the track inside your house. That lip
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| | together. So, you need to set the panel
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| keeps water from coming in.
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| | on one side, remove the screw in the
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| Unfortunately, that lip is also too high
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| | corner, flip the panel over, remove the
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| to lift the sliding panel up and over.
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| | screw on the other bottom corner. Now,
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| So, you have to remove the fixed panel
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| | you can take a rubber mallet or the wood
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| first, then lift and swing out the slider
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| | handle of a hammer, and tap the bottom
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| from outside. If you are one of the few
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| | frame off the glass. This will give you
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| people who have a slider on the outside
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| | access to your rollers. Take a close look
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| track, then you can lift your slider out
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| | at how they are inserted into the door
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| without removing the fixed panel.But,
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| | frame. In fact, it's a good idea to only
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| let's assume you need to remove the fixed
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| | remove one roller to bring with you to
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| panel first. Here is what you do: Remove
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| | match for the new ones. Then, when you
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| your screen door if you have one. The
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| | get back home, you can use the roller
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| screen door will have two rollers on the
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| | that is still in place as a guide to
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| bottom. Lift one end of the door frame
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| | installing the new ones.Places like Home
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| with one hand while using a flat
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| | Depot, Lowes, and Ace Hardware carry
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| screwdriver to lift the roller off the
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| | about 80-90% of the rollers out there.
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| track. Do that on both sides, then take
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| | So, you should be able to find them.
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| out the screen door and set it aside.
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| | However, let's say this just isn't your
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| Now, look for a metal piece on the bottom
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| | lucky day, and you can't find your
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| track that runs from the bottom corner of
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| | rollers anywhere. You are going to have
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| the fixed panel all the way across to the
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| | to have them ordered. Bring the roller to
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| bottom of the side jamb that has the door
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| | your local glass shop. If you're lucky,
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| lock hardware. If your door is really old
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| | they will have them in stock. If not,
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| that piece might be missing. If you have
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| | they can order the rollers, but you won't
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| one, you can pry it up from the track. It
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| | get them for about a week. Don't panic.
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| is snapped in place even though it looks
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| | Just go home and tap the bottom frame
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| like it is a part of the track. Once you
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| | back on the door panel, but leave the
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| have that piece removed, you want to look
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| | corner screws out. You can even leave the
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| inside the house where the fixed panel is
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| | roller out that you removed. Lift the
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| against the wall jam. Look for screws
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| | door back in place, install the fixed
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| holding the frame to the jam. They
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| | panel but don't snap the bottom piece
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| usually have one near the top and bottom
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| | back in, and don't install the inside
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| corners, and one near the center. Remove
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| | screws. Then, from inside the house, lift
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| these screws and put them where you won't
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| | the slider and pull it closed. You don't
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| lose them. Now, you should be able to
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| | want to drag it if you left the roller
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| pull the fixed panel out of the side jam.
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| | out. It will scrape the bottom track.
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| There is a very good chance that it will
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| | Just lift it enough to take the pressure
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| be stuck. If it is, grab the center rail
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| | off, and close and lock it.When Your new
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| near the bottom and lift up as hard as
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| | rollers come in, take everything back out
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| you can. If you feel the panel go up,
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| | and install the new rollers. Adjust the
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| pull it back down. Do this a couple of
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| | new rollers all the way up before putting
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| times, then try to pull it out of the
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| | the door back in. That way, the new
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| side jam again. This usually loosens it
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| | rollers won't interfere with you lifting
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| enough to pull it out. If it still won't
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| | it back in place. Adjust the new rollers
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| come out, you will have to put a thin
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| | down until the door slides good and
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| screwdriver between the fixed panel frame
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| | locks. You want to be sure there is an
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| and the side jam and pry while a helper
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| | equal gap at the top and bottom when the
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| pulls the panel away from the jam. Once
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| | door is about an inch from closing into
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| you get it free of the side jam, grab the
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| | the side jam. You can adjust the rollers
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| fixed panel side rail and have a helper
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| | to make this dimension even. If you can
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| grab the other rail. Lift the panel up
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| | get the job done by a professional for
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| into the top track and swing the bottom
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| | $50 or $60 including parts, it might be
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| out of the bottom track. Remove the panel
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| | worth hiring someone to do it. But, in
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| from the top track and set it aside with
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| | high population areas such as Los
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| the screen door.Now, you can try lifting
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| | Angeles, it's common to pay $100 in labor
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| the slider up and out, just like you did
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| | only. Then they mark up the cost of the
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| with the fixed panel. If the slider won't
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| | rollers, and you could wind up spending
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| clear the bottom track, you need to do a
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| | $130 for a job that you can do yourself
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| couple of things. First, look to see if
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| | for about $20. Next week i'm going to
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| it's the old rollers protruding from the
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| | tell you how to repair your broken or
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| bottom that is preventing the door from
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| | defective window glass.John Rocco has
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| coming out, or if the actual bottom of
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| | been installing
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| the door frame is hitting the track. In
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| | replacement windows since 1978.
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