Sliding Door Stuck In Wall

Sliding door tracks are magnets for dirt dust pet hair bugs grass food crumbs you name it.
Sliding door stuck in wall. You have to get the door angled so the back roller will go up and back onto the track. The key advantage is that the door slides into the wall out of the way. Sometimes a sliding door sticking can be caused by the door simply being too old and has underwent years of wear and tear. First vacuum loose debris so you can see what you re working with.
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. The tracks are notoriously difficult to clean so you ll have to pull out all the stops. Next take a dry stiff scrub brush and work through corner to corner. You may need to.
Use a utility knife to cleanly. 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. This leaves the floor area on either side of the wall for other things. No need to worry about leaving an area for the door to swing in.
Remove any door stop or other trim followed by the doorjamb on the same side of the pocket door. The famous wire coat hanger tool is just the thing for this. 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. If after inspecting the track rollers and alignment and your door is still difficult to open and close it may be time for replacement.
Remove the casing trim on one side of the wall in which the pocket door is recessed.