Here are the basic steps.
Sliding wooden doors sticking.
The puck shape of the tea light is great for briskly rubbing over the wide frame of a door or window and the pencil like shape of the tapered candle is great for pressing into the grooves of a.
Take a small wood plane and gently strip the door edge where it is hitting rubbing the frame see item 2 below.
Each time you open it there is a little grab before it releases.
Your door is old and worn out.
Remove the sliding door.
Doors can start sticking for various reasons and it s always a hassle.
To fix this you can adjust the height of the rollers by the screws on the rollers.
Next take a dry stiff scrub brush and work through corner to corner.
In some instances you have a door that sticks along the strike area the metal part of the door frame where it meets the outermost edge of the door.
Use chalk to rub the edge of the frame if you are unsure which part of the door edge is hitting rubbing first this will then mark the door edge and allow you to trim it as described.
The wood can swell in the hot and humid summer air the hinges can become loose with usage and your house can even shift and settle over time causing changes in the frame.
In a situation like this sometimes the door itself is to blame.
There are many fixes that are easier than planing down the entire door or buying a new one.
Move the door back and forth like you did in step 1 to help the door glide over the oiled areas.
Over time joints in a wood door relax causing the construction to sag and stick against the jamb.
First vacuum loose debris so you can see what you re working with.
The tracks are notoriously difficult to clean so you ll have to pull out all the stops.
Examining one sticky bedroom door in his house tom spends a little time getting a sense of its predicament.
Inspect the rollers and replace them if damaged.
Sliding door tracks are magnets for dirt dust pet hair bugs grass food crumbs you name it.
Yes it s that sticking door of yours.
Use hot soapy water and a brush to clean the tracks.
If your sliding door is sticking or dragging along the tracks making a grinding noise the springs in the rollers could have become loose causing it to sag.
A more common cause is a hinge.
Reinstall the doors and adjust the rollers to the correct height.
Finally add the 3 in 1 oil along the track.