The key advantage is that the door slides into the wall out of the way.
Sliding door stuck in wall.
Then you have to make a new stop for the back roller with a simple something screw to stop the front roller from going too far.
Remove any door stop or other trim followed by the doorjamb on the same side of the pocket door.
You have to get the door angled so the back roller will go up and back onto the track.
Architects and builders will often use this type of door in locations where space is critical and the swing of a door will interfere with something else.
Next take a dry stiff scrub brush and work through corner to corner.
If the edge of the door is hitting the frame try tightening the screws on the top middle or bottom hinge on both the door frame and the door being careful not to over tighten and strip the screws.
You may need to.
First vacuum loose debris so you can see what you re working with.
This leaves the floor area on either side of the wall for other things.
Sometimes a sliding door sticking can be caused by the door simply being too old and has underwent years of wear and tear.
Pull the door.
The tracks are notoriously difficult to clean so you ll have to pull out all the stops.
Sliding door tracks are magnets for dirt dust pet hair bugs grass food crumbs you name it.
No need to worry about leaving an area for the door to swing in.
Use a utility knife to cleanly.
Determine exactly where the door is sticking before deciding on a remedy.
The famous wire coat hanger tool is just the thing for this.