# Infernal Closet Doors - help! With pictures

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**Created:** [July 7, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infernal-closet-doors-help-with-pictures/1031497 "2026-07-07T21:54:29Z")\
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Hi,

I just closed on a beautiful condo and I don’t have many complaints except this closet door situation.

The closet in question contains a washer and a dryer side by side. Underneath the washer is a plastic draining pan, I guess to catch potential flooding from the washer. Problem is the closet doors are all jacked up because the doors won’t close properly on account of that draining pan sticking out at the bottom. This has caused some damage to the doors. Right now they are all messed up, won’t close or align on their track, and bound to get worse. I had to remove a screw from the left door that was damaging the door and preventing it from closing. I don’t understand what the screw was supposed to do. The left side still won’t close, but it’s better.

I consider this a significant issue because these closet doors are parked directly adjacent to the garage entrance door to our house. When they don’t close, they block the entrance. Every time I need to bring something inside from the car, it’s an ordeal.

The right side door is about ready to fall off. I don’t think the plastic pan can slide back any further under the washing machine to give clearance to the doors. We’d remove the pan, but we’ve been told by friends and family that the draining pan is a good idea. We talked about removing the doors and installing curtains, but my husband is convinced it will be too loud/ugly. The washer and dryer are adjacent to the kitchen and dining areas and noises would interfere with conversation.

If you look at the top of the doors, the ceiling area clearly shows the track was moved once already to accommodate the drain pan. There’s a tiny maybe 0.5 to 1.0 inch space where we might be able to move the track further out - but would it make a difference?

Neither of us are handypeople. Please tell me how to to go about solving this issue. I have enclosed pictures so you get the idea.

Notes:

1. I can’t think of anywhere else in the house to put the washer and dryer

2. We are weaklings and would probably have to hire someone if we needed to move the washer - I can’t get it even to slide around in the drain pan

1. We had a healthy budget for furniture and appliances until we had to get a new A/C this week. Buying a new washer/dryer is not out of the question, if it would help…but I’d rather exhaust other options first.

[[Album] Infernal Doors ![](https://i.imgur.com/kqGQskI.jpeg?fb "Infernal Doors") ](https://imgur.com/a/x6845wc)

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