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It’s tough to see from the picture, but the entire top section of frame of the sliding door is bowed downward.
I’ve tried adjustments on the door, and it either gets stuck in the middle or falls off track on the ends.
Any ideas on how to repair?
I’d be happy to edit in any clarifying information.
We had this issue on the kitchen sliding glass door at work. A hand truck had been run fully loaded over the threshold several times in its life and the Channel Lock treatment given to attempt putting the track back in line.
Our local glass shop repaired it without removing the frame as the door was a custom piece with no readily available replacement and would have been prohibitively expensive to do so.
Basically, you take a rivet buster chisel and die grinder and remove the track. You then use a die grinder burr to smooth the surface. There are replacement tracks (has to match the old one) that will now lay in the slot. Finish out by fixing in place with self tapping screws, replace the rollers on the screen door and adjust the rollers to proper height.
It now rolls just like new.
Ok, here's one manufacturer (no affiliation with any). Prime-Line Products has a cap strip like Mike was considering and they also have an actual track replacement extrusion which is what I have experience with. You'll find both repair products listed under Exterior Door Hardware for Residential Sliding Patio Doors. They also carry rollers and assemblies.
Another manufacturer that makes both cap strips and track extrusions is Swisco
Having a picture would be good. If ivy is growing there, it means it is getting water somehow, which is bad. Just cutting the visible part will not fix the critical problem, which is the water supply.
When ivy grows it creates a thick mat of small roots and veins that make sort of a carpet in the floor of the area. This mat has to receive water for the ivy to grow. You need to find the root mat the ivy is growing out of, and remove it. Then you need to clean away the dirt there. Also, you need to figure out how it was getting water in the first place and change the drainage around your house so that water is not being fed to that area.
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From you post it appears that the French doors are OK but the problem is with the sliding screen door. I'd get a 6.5' 2x4 and my car jack and try to lift up at the middle of the frame to see if it's just separated from the header or if you have a structural problem. If it can be lifted into position, refasten it with some long wood screws through the frame and into the header. If it can't be lifted then you have a more serious problem and you'll have to remove some siding to investigate further and report back here.