The door should be securely in place.
Stuck open sliding screen door.
Chances are your patio door undergoes a lot of traffic.
Sliding door tracks are magnets for dirt dust pet hair bugs grass food crumbs you name it.
In this video i attempt to open a patio door that has got stuck locked.
In some instances the sliding screen door will fall out repeatedly because it is too small.
Dirty tracks are one of the most common causes for a sliding door sticking.
If the track is bent or squashed straighten it with smooth pliers and file.
Push up on the door and allow the bottom two wheels to rest on the bottom track tab.
Find the rollers at the bottom of the door.
Almost all sliding patio doors are adjustable when it comes to height.
The mechanics of the lock have broken leaving the top section of the door completely.
If it fits too loosely in the tracks any vertical movement of the door will cause it to come unseated and it will fall.
Most sliding patio screen doors can be unstuck with a little maintenance.
First look at the lower track.
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.
When the tracks aren t clean it can cause your sliding door to stick.
Next take a dry stiff scrub brush and work through corner to corner.
Clean it with detergent and water or even a little solvent on a rag.
Again this is a fairly simple problem to fix.
Insert the sliding screen door onto the top track at an angle.
Luckily this is a very easy fix.
Over time it s very likely that your sliding door has gotten dirty and the tracks become clogged and blocked.
Determine exactly where the door is sticking before deciding on a remedy.