STUCK DOOR

[Sparky1989123]

Hi all, I moved into my first house 18months ago completely gutted the house started again last thing to be done was my front door which I had fitted last Christmas, it was perfect to start with then a few months ago started getting abit stiff struggling to open it at times just put it down to the weather changing but last few weeks it's been getting worse and worse to the point now where the Mrs can't leave the house in the day because she can't get out!! I sanded the lock side down a bit last weekend and tightend the hinges seemed better for a few days then yesterday back to how it was completely stuck! And now I'm looking it seems like the door sticks out abit at the bottom could it be warping? Should this happen to a newish sealed door? It's an oak veneerd door with glass down the middle.. Also on the step below the door it seems to be crumbling concrete with abit of white fluffy mould and on the wall inside by the arcatrive

Any help cheers



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[Burnerman]

You need to find out where the door is actually binding, and then its out with the smoothing plane.....naturally enough, the door may well need to be removed for planing. Quite often its necessary to set the lock deeper into the stile too....it just depends on how swollen it is.
John

 

[Dave54]

What John said. You'll have to take the door off, and plane it down enough to give a reasonable gap, I'd go for a couple of mm with a door that is moving. Wood is a natural product, and whether "sealed" or not it will pick up moisture and move. it can twist and warp as well. Too many variables to say much more really. Depends on how the inside space it opens onto is heated, and whether there is any type of porch. Even a simple door canopy can make a difference.
I'd fit a "Storm guard" type threshold bar with any wooden door personally.

 

[foxhole]

What John said. You'll have to take the door off, and plane it down enough to give a reasonable gap, I'd go for a couple of mm with a door that is moving. Wood is a natural product, and whether "sealed" or not it will pick up moisture and move. it can twist and warp as well. Too many variables to say much more really. Depends on how the inside space it opens onto is heated, and whether there is any type of porch. Even a simple door canopy can make a difference.
I'd fit a "Storm guard" type threshold bar with any wooden door personally.

Veneered door cannot be planed or trimmed.

 

[Sparky1989123]

Hi thanks for the replies... I planed it down very slightly today now fits perfect restrained it a few times like a new door again
cheers kev.

 

[Sparky1989123]

I checked the door was brought pretty much bang on to size so didn't really need much taking off to start with and I checked it said you can trim up to 24mm of the door equally off each side cheers again

 

[Burnerman]

Nice one Sparky.....as Dave says, heat on one side of the door and cold on the other gives the door a hell of a hard time.....as does its paint or stain treatment. With that, do the same on both sides and it'll be as stable as it can be.
John

 

[gregers]

you may find it will swell again over time,just bear in mind that you do not take off TOO much next time it happens.
because once the good weather comes back the door will shrink and there may well be a massive gap.

 

[foxhole]

Not veneered then, probably engineered .

 

[Dave54]

Not veneered then, probably engineered .

http://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Crof...id|s_dt|pcrid|43364674852|kword||match||plid|

Engineered, veneered, and trimmable.

As gregers says, don't take off too much if you need to do it again.