Hi, I hope you could give me a little bit of advice please?
I have an english oak front door - leading directly into our front sitting room. The door was made for us by a local tradesman, who is now deceased. Unfortunately, it doesn't fit particularly well and there are gaps. It has been tolerable for the last year or so but this year the driving rain seems to have penetrated the wood completely, which is soaked and now covered in mold. It is covered with a heavy door curtain most of the time, which I appreciate may be trapping condensation and making the situation worse - but if we don't cover it there is a draught when it's cold and windy.
The front of the door has been routinely brushed witrh danish oil, but nothing has been done to the back.
Do you think if I tried to somehow dry the door out and treat is wiuth danish oil, varnish or something that that would make a difference - or am I flogging a dead horse??
Thanks for reading this.
I have an english oak front door - leading directly into our front sitting room. The door was made for us by a local tradesman, who is now deceased. Unfortunately, it doesn't fit particularly well and there are gaps. It has been tolerable for the last year or so but this year the driving rain seems to have penetrated the wood completely, which is soaked and now covered in mold. It is covered with a heavy door curtain most of the time, which I appreciate may be trapping condensation and making the situation worse - but if we don't cover it there is a draught when it's cold and windy.
The front of the door has been routinely brushed witrh danish oil, but nothing has been done to the back.
Do you think if I tried to somehow dry the door out and treat is wiuth danish oil, varnish or something that that would make a difference - or am I flogging a dead horse??
Thanks for reading this.