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Last updated: 18 March 2021
What can be done about a swollen door?
My door has swollen and become sticky. Who do I need to contact to sort this? How will they sort it? I don't want a new door.
Question: My door has swollen and become sticky. Who do I need to contact to sort this? How will they sort it? I don't want a new door.
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Answer(s):
Sam Littlejohn, Scribes Carpentry, Eastbourne
What's the location of the door external or internal? Also, is the door to a location such as a bathroom or a kitchen that is portly ventilated? You can plane the door to make it refit the opening however once it's re acclimatised to dryer conditions it will shrink back and show a bigger gap. For both instances the tops and the bottoms of the doors are usually overlooked in the painting stage would be worth sealing them on locations such as stated above. If the door is external and timber any amount of fine cracks in the paintwork will allow moisture in to swell the door so regular maintenance is paramount.
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