Part of french doors bowing

[pruchie]

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• pruchie
• 14 Dec 2013
• 1

This little bit of wood on my french doors has bowed.
Please can you help me on how to fix this?

Should I just try and glue it down?
Is it possible to remove and straighten some how? What's the best way without damaging anything.

 

[HERTS P&D]

Its doing that because it was fitted to tight, it will need to be removed and cut down slightly then pinned back down in place.

Andy

 

[pruchie]

I see. Thanks Andy.

What's the safest way to take this bit out?

I imagined I would clean and glue it back in?
What do you mean by 'pinned'?

Sorry, i am a complete diy rookie!

 

[crank39]

I see. Thanks Andy.

What's the safest way to take this bit out?

I imagined I would clean and glue it back in?
What do you mean by 'pinned'?

Sorry, i am a complete diy rookie!

Take it out using a wide chisel or flat scraper like a wallpaper scraper, start in the middle and ease the bead upwards, this effectivley shortens the beads and releases the mitre joints from each other.

Pinned means nailed back into place but with 'panel pins' not nails, glue should not be necessary, i would also tosh the nails in to stop the bead easing back out.

Now your going to ask what tosh means?..........It means putting the nails in at an angle rather than vertical, it stops the nail being pulled out by the bead IF the bead still wants to bow up

 

[pruchie]

I see. Will you see the pins after though?

 

[gregers]

if your scared of hitting the glass when you come to replace,
then here's a little trick.
make sure you slide the hammer on the glass to strike the pins.

 

[crank39]

Or use a pushpin