Back door swelling again.

[marb]

Here we go again. Our wooden back door that has again had weathershield paint coated on the outside this summer has swollen in this awful wet weather making it impossible to lock. The inside isn't painted but it has had danish oil rubbed onto the surface once or twice over the years. I have notice that there is sometimes a fine mildew on the surface which i wipe off. No idea how this can grow on wood with oil on.

Anyone know how best to deal with this?

 

[gregers]

has the top/bottom of the door ever been treated?
if not then this may well be the reason?
i think in this situation its a weighting game for it to dry out and see if it shrinks back?if so then maybe paint it all to stop it happening again?
or it might just be 1 of those situations where nothing will work.

 

[marb]

Well the dehumidifier has been on 24 hours and it has made it a bit easier to lock. Still running this evening and at gone midnight it is back to swollen again. Unbelievable