Adjusting sliding wardrobe doors with rail running

The variety of modern furniture surprises even fastidious users. There are many products on the market, but the most popular furniture products for storing things continue to be sliding wardrobes with a sliding door opening system. By installing them in their own apartment, the consumer receives an excellent device for storing clothes, bedding and other small items. In addition, such products help save space in the room and fit perfectly into any interior. But with frequent use, the door opening mechanism becomes unusable, and various breakdowns occur. Fortunately, in most cases it is not necessary to call a specialist and you can fix most problems yourself. And it is about manually adjusting the doors that we will talk in the material below.

Features of adjusting sliding wardrobe doors with rail running

Difficulties in the adjustment process may arise in situations where the consumer owns a very old model. For example, the Sterkh cabinet has doors, to adjust which you will need to turn the bolt located on the bracket in the bolt lock.

Also, in some models, adjustment will need to be performed exclusively using rails. The consumer will be forced to choose the optimal height and press the rails at this mark. True, such models have long been discontinued, and the likelihood that you will come across them is close to the minimum level.

What is a wardrobe door made of?

The mechanism includes the following components:

• top guide and frame;
• top rollers;
• middle frame;
• bottom frame and rollers;
• bottom guide;
• vertical profile;
• assembly and adjustment screws.

Also, in most situations, the interior space of the doors is filled with chipboard, and on some models the interior can be decorated with decorative glass.

How does the wardrobe door mechanism work?

Roller mechanisms have become widely popular among consumers. First of all, this is due to the simplicity of the design, which allows you to carry out repair work yourself.

The main elements are a guide bar located in the upper and lower parts. A door on which rollers are installed moves along it. In other words, the cabinet is opened by sliding along installed slats.

What tools are needed to adjust doors?

To adjust the cabinet yourself, you will need to prepare:

• stopper;
• instantly hardening glue;
• furniture hexagon;
• a set of flat and figured screwdrivers.

How to adjust wardrobe doors

The presented furniture products have become an integral part of modern life. It pleases with its practicality and long service life. But sometimes the door leaf fails, and it becomes necessary to adjust it.

Important! Adjustments should be made in a timely manner to prevent more serious damage.

In reality there is several types of faults, namely:

• door distortion;
• problems with the stopper;
• Difficulty closing the door leaf.

And below we will describe the procedure for each of the indicated situations.

What to do if the doors don't close

In this situation, you must follow these instructions:

• Adjustment of each door according to level (it is necessary to achieve a tight fit to the sides of the cabinet).
• Marks are placed on the guides in the places where the center of the roller falls. The orientation and location of the adjustable door should be taken into account.
• the door leaf moves to the side, using a screwdriver, the stopper moves to the desired position, to the mark made.

After this, the adjustment work is completed, and the doors fit snugly together again!

How to fix a warped door

The problem is quite common, and the following instructions must be followed.

1. The first step is to find the bottom bracket.
2. Then you will need to use a hexagon to unscrew the pin of the lower screw (used for adjustment).
3. You will need to rotate the key in different directions and look at the result. The side of the structure will move up and down.

This is how you can eliminate the distortion and return the cabinet doors to their previous appearance by installing them in the optimal position.

How to adjust the stopper

The fixing element is almost impossible to adjust by hand, so it is better to use a plastic bar. The process consists of the following steps.

1. First you need to insert the bar into the groove of the profile and move it in one direction.
2. After the displacement, it is necessary to carry out a control check to determine whether the door has locked.
3. If not, then you will need to move the bar until the canvas is fixed in the desired position.

This work is quite simple and can be done by hand even by an inexperienced user.

How to eliminate deformation of the guide profile

Users often encounter such a malfunction, and in most cases the result is mechanical damage. The guide profile is made of aluminum and can be straightened without much difficulty. To do this, you will need to use a mallet and correct the deformation.

Attention! If you don’t have a mallet at hand, you can straighten the profile using a regular hammer, having previously covered the impact area with linoleum or a rubber gasket.

How to adjust closet doors if they fall out

An equally common malfunction. In this case, the doors simply jump off the guide bar, and there may be several reasons for this, ranging from the accumulation of dirt to foreign parts getting into the profile. As a result, when moving, the doors encounter an obstacle and jump out of the guide bar. In this case, the roller mechanism located at the top of the display may not change its position.

Careless handling of furniture can also cause doors to fall out. For example, a sharp closing of the door leaf or a blow to it.In case of accumulation of debris or the presence of a foreign object, you only need to clean the profile with a rag or vacuum cleaner. Then you will need to install the door into the groove. A similar method of installing the door in place is also used when it falls due to careless handling.

Important! It is recommended to lubricate the roller part with paraffin or graphite grease so that the door moves more smoothly along the guide.

How to properly use a wardrobe so that it lasts longer

Recommendations for the proper use of cabinets will be standard, and not much different from tips for using other furniture. You need to be careful not to clutter the interior space of the product with a bunch of things, and also not to use force when opening the doors.