Expanded door!

I cant get the back door open in my flat. Its wooden, with a wooden frame, and i think its all expanded.

Why is this? And can I do anything to shrink it?

I wanna get out into the garden

Matt

That'll be the rain swelling the wood up (remember this from your primary school physics lessons).

My front door does the same - visitors have to be asked to put their shoulder to it if they want to come in!

Originally Posted by CoolGirl

swelling the wood up

Oi!! This is a U-Rated Forum :P


My front door, back door and garage doors have been like it for weeks.......don't want to plane/sand them down coz they'll only shrink again.

I guess the grass wont get cut until better weather comes our way then...

...and if there is better weather, i'll be out on the bike...

...the landlady isnt gonna like me

I try and force it open, but nothing is very strong, i dont want the whole thing to come crashing down! I'll leave it for now.

Thanks anywho

Matt

go around the back & do as coolgirl says................then plane it down a bit.........

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by hovi5

go around the back & do as coolgirl says................then plane it down a bit.........

It is a rented house(?), so is up to the landlady to fix it. She should fix it to, as it is a fire hazard to not be able to use one of the means of escape.

Originally Posted by Jabba

Oi!! This is a U-Rated Forum :P


My front door, back door and garage doors have been like it for weeks.......don't want to plane/sand them down coz they'll only shrink again.

I knew that was a mistake when I wrote it
Agree with Jabba's warning about shrinkage - I resist as I know there's already a draught coming under the door in drier times. If I didn't think PVC doors looked so nasty, I'd have one.

OUr place is the same, Use the letter box as a leverage point to grip the door and rip it open and slam it shut in the mornings and shoulder it open on teh way back in on an evening.

Good thing I wear armoured gloves those letterboxes are mean buggers

Wait till it dries out again and seal it with paint or polyurethene varnish.

You'll need to take the door off and do the top and bottom of the door (end grain).

As its rented, your landperson should do it.

you could always take a run up and shoulder charge it - that's what's currently working for my garage door anyway. bit much energy expenditure first thing in the morning though i must admit...