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Handyman Repairs Sliding Glass Door Handle

  
  
  

slider handleAs a Handyman, sliding glass door handles are a chief complaint that we get. Maybe they are loose, or maybe its that they just don’t lock the door. You can give your door a little TLC just by paying attention to the handle.

Sometimes the door becomes more difficult to slide, which requires you to push harder on the handle itself. It’s not the handles fault, it’s just the nearest point of contact for you to close the door.

It’s a good idea to make sure the door locks into the jamb. There are several different mechanisms for this, but generally you will have a lever that you flip on the door handle and it secures a latch from the handle into the jamb. The catch on the jamb is adjustable to that the handle latch can mate up with it to lock the door. Simply loosen the screws that hold the catch to the jamb and adjust it until the door locks.

With all of the pushing and pulling, you may need to tighten the handle. There are usually two screws that hold the handle to the door. Tighten these down so that the handle doesn’t move.

Finally, you may want to clean the track and lubricate the rollers so that the door slides easily.

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