Glass Door Closes Crooked

Flatly position the turnbuckle by the bottom corner of the door.

Glass door closes crooked.

Correcting the issue improves your door s operation. This is guaranteed to fix your problem but requires a lot of work. Align it in the bottom track and then tilt it up. Close door and check the spacing at the top and latch side of the door.

It s rare but you might find that you can t draw in a hinge at all because the jamb is already tight against the framing or shims. Reattach the head stop first otherwise it could fall out. Close the door to check the fit. Roll the door toward the latch side jamb then turn the adjustment screws until the door is parallel with the jamb.

Keep an eye on the door trim as you tighten. It should extend diagonally below the side that opens then all the way up to the side of the hinge. Continue tightening and checking until the door no longer sticks. Other times the hinges or latch on the storm door aren t screwed in tightly.

One edge rubs and it makes it hard to close or open the door. The last ditch effort fix for the problem is to remove the door from the hinges and sand away at the trouble corner. If you begin to create gaps at the trim joints stop. When your storm door won t close all the way you can often make some simple adjustments to correct the situation.

Sometimes it s an issue with the closing mechanism. Open and close the door to make sure that the turnbuckle isn t blocking the door seal then mark its screw holes with a pencil. Remove appropriate hinge from door and jamb.