Use a level to keep up with how even the frame is.
Sliding door hitting frame.
Vacuum again and wipe clean with a damp sponge or cleaning eraser.
If the bottom of your door below where the lock and door handle are located is hitting or rubbing the bottom of the door frame then you need to add a cardboard shim to the very bottom and possibly the middle hinge also.
Be sure to open and close the door a few times between steps to loosen up dirt caught in the hard to reach rollers.
After a bit of adjustment the door should roll easily without rubbing on the bottom track.
Most likely your plumb and level conditions of the outermost track may have settled or changed.
Start on the top right side of the frame.
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Nail the rest of the frame up around the door but keep checking with the level to ensure it is equal all the way around.
The marks are probably only a few inches.
If its an acrylic plastic or composite material it is possible to get slight warpage sustained over time.
Or the frame of the door itself that encloses the glass is being pinned or out of wack somewhere.
Warped sliding glass door frame causes door to stick.
If the door becomes even harder to open turn the screw in the opposite direction.
Complete the nail install on the lower left hand side of the sliding door frame.
To realign your door in the tracks at the top and bottom of the frame remove the door from the track and reinsert it.
Most sliding doors manage to get knocked off kilter at one point or another.
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5 answers the center of our 8 foot sliding glass door bends out about 3 8 inch more than the two ends causing the door to wedge against trim that keeps the door from falling out when the door is closed making it difficult to open the door.
Give the screw a clockwise turn and test to see whether the door slides easier.
You will see marks where the jamb has rubbed or scuffed the top of the door where it s hitting it.
Make sure the rollers at the top are aligned first then walk the bottom of the door into place pushing the top of the screen door up into the track.
Keep checking with your level to see if it is even.
Stand on a stepladder and look at the top of the door.