How To Uninstall Wooden Sliding Closet Doors

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How to uninstall wooden sliding closet doors.

If your doors are in need of an update you can remove the doors in minutes to prepare them for painting. Rub the surface with mineral spirits. Once this is complete repeat the process with the inside closet door. Many homeowners like the way mirrored sliding closet doors add dimension and space to a crowded room.

When pressed down pull the door from the track. First loosen the brackets at the top of each door with a flathead or philips head screwdriver. This should work to help remove any dirt or grime buildup. Once both pivots are out of their tracks remove the doors completely.

Wipe the surface of the wood door with the moistened rag always going with the grain of the wood. Unscrew the existing top track and bottom jamb screws to remove the tracking and jamb brackets. If this describes you then consider removing the mirrored closet sliding doors. Most of the time the door will pop right off.

There are those however who do not want the dated look and prefer to update closets with an open system or new sliding doors. Removing the mirrored closet doors. Apply a few drops of mineral spirits to a clean soft rag until the cloth feels damp. Remove the outside closet door by first sliding the door to the center of the track.

Once the top snugger is out of the track simply lift the door up and out of the bottom jamb. If your doors hang from a top rail and do not have a track on the floor then you need to either replace or tighten down the floor guides. Remove the screws holding the bottom track in place with a screwdriver. Then try lifting it up a little and pulling it towards you.

Then angle the door towards you and pull gently detaching the door from its top track. Next carefully lift the door up at a slight angle to remove the bottom rollers from the track. Every sliding door is set up slightly differently but almost all of them can be removed by following a few simple steps.