My door and wall do not align. Will this affect how or if it works?
1540680
The smaller piece can go on the door frame instead of the wall. I placed it right on the ledge that the door closes against. There, the two pieces match up just right. The two parts must match up for it to work.
148829
When u tighten it against the wall, you need to do it until the latch and bar are the right distance from each other. Same with the gate side so the gate hook at the bottom reaches correctly. If it is not reaching I suspect you don't have the correct number of extension for the width u are enclosing.
524051
The directions should be more clear. There is a piece of paper attached to the gate that tries to describe what happens. Basically set up the gate in your space. As you tighten the screws on the side the gap will get smaller and smaller. Eventually it comes together. You have to tighten more than you would think so don't give up.
776466
Yes, that's what keeps the bottom of the door aligned as it slides. You either have to cut a groove in the bottom of the door or I added two pieces of hardwood to the bottom of the door (I set them back from the side a little bit so they aren't so noticeable) but you'll need to raise the door a little to compensate for the added pieces.
1685270
It won't line up properly until the gate is installed and the tension bolts are tightened. At that point everything should be square. It actually works as a nice guide to know if you have tightened the bolts enough because the lock won't latch until you have.
2035238
If you haven't done anything yet, another solution would just be to add a bit of quarter round to cover the gap. Cut it with a mitre saw to get a nice sharp corner. Since this looks like it's on a door frame, do the same on the other side of the door and it will look intentional.
1747319
I had read about a door problem before buying and was prepared. Best bet is to take it off and reassemble it to line up correctly. I have had no problems but then I didn't assemble it, my contractor did and I love it.
1908551
I didn't have a problem because my door frame was slightly inset from the wall. The molding fit fine upon reinstall.
2058620
If I remember correctly, there are hooks / grooves that you have to line up along the sides before clicking the tab at the top. Take the door off and you should see the additional hook/groove/tabs that need to be lined up for the final click. Sorry, it has been a while but I do remember that issue. It was a very simple "ah ha" fix.
2032329
Yes.. The door comes in two seprate pieces and theerfore would fit on each side of the wall. You probablyhave to get much loger screws to connect the two pieces together. The length of the required will depend on thethickness of your wall
784598
I did have some trouble. take it out and try again. Sometimes it's may not be aligned correctly
630961
the door has to be flush with the door frame for the unit to work.. It is mounted on the inside of the door.. NOT OUTSIDE..
361589
When I unpacked the unit, the door was attached. I noticed the door was slightly skewed with the top left corner of the door too far to the left. Loosening the screw on the pin on the top of the unit. I was able to rotate it counterclockwise and the door aligned perfectly. The choice of sending it back is certainly yours but I would put a couple of washers around the bottom pin to sufficiently raise the door so the top pin engages. I would do this as long as the door seal fit properly against the body of the unit. Good luck. The unit is very quiet and spacious.
2264803
May be its not align properly .Loose both bolt and retight them it should be ok
1922044
The hardware screws in to the wall. It would work fine as long as you are willing to screw in to the door frame.
698948
If your doors are way off, it may be because the pieces was not square before the back got put on. I learned that one the hard way a long time ago and always check before I put those hundreds of nails on the back! You might want to see if a handyman could help as that would be a bigger project to take on than just leveling the doors. They shouldn't be more than a 1/4" off if your piece is square. And then, yes, the adjusting to get them just right takes a few tries and some patience. Good luck. I have two and love them.
694757
I have my sliding screen door butted up against it and it would fine. You might have to adjust your screen door abit, to make sure that it lines up correctly.