07-07-2018, 01:54 PM
Hey folks...gotta question for you. I'm working thru my list of honey-do repairs and this one has been boggling me a bit. Exterior sliding glass door. Problem presented itself last year where the sliding screen would pop off the track nearly every time you opened it. Figured it was something to do with the ageing bearings of the screen so I didn't think much of it until this year. What I've noticed is that the wheels are ok....but the bottom rail (as if it were a rail/stile door) of the stationary half of the window/door has started to separate from the glass and is moving outwards....which in turn puts pressure on the screen slider and knocks it off it's track. My guess is the seal has failed and allowed water in which turns to ice in the winter and boom...problems.
Think that's a repairable issue? If I put my body weight against the rail I can see it move inwards around 1/8"....my first thought was some epoxy...but I'm not sure how I would get any kind of clamping pressure from the outside pushing the rail back IN towards the glass and inside.
Any thoughts?
Think that's a repairable issue? If I put my body weight against the rail I can see it move inwards around 1/8"....my first thought was some epoxy...but I'm not sure how I would get any kind of clamping pressure from the outside pushing the rail back IN towards the glass and inside.
Any thoughts?