Back Door Problem

[Welsh Dog]

I'm having trouble getting my back door to close.

The lower part of the door all of a sudden, after a rain, is sticking out and raking the bottom of the seal.

Any fix?

[tmclone]

Stop letting people f*ck you in the ass?

[Welsh Dog]

Thanks,

*IDIOT TROLL ALERT*

Welshdog

[dadiOH]

Replace it. Doors are expendable.

[Colbyt]

Least you think we are all idiots and TROLLS, what is sticking out and which seal is raking?

The fix is usually the same; plane or sand the offending part.

[Welsh Dog]

The bottom of the door has expanded and is raking against the wind seal.

I don't think I can plane it. It's wet to the touch.

[bobarchitect39]

responding to

bobarchitect39 wrote: Sounds like your door is either old and needs to be replaced, or there is some problem with your door frame letting in water.

Welsh Dog wrote:

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[Welsh Dog]

Hmmm, the rain falls on it all the time. But why would it grow bigger?

[John Williamson]

Wood gets bigger when it gets wet. Paint gets porous when it gets old. Add the two together, and you get a wooden door with old paint that gets bigger when it rains. It's probably also going rotten at the bottom and/ or the rainstrip's fallen off. If the frame's going rotten too, then the top hinge pulls out of the frame slightly, which lets to door drop and foul the sill.

For a temporary cure, take the door down, plane or sand a bit off the bottom, and rehang it. If you can't get the screws to bite, then you need a new frame and door.

[Welsh Dog]

Looks like a new door for me. I don't own a plane.

[Oren]

Wood planes are expendable.

[RicodJour]

Not mine. I have a large collection of antique planes. I use some in my daily work. They love me and I love them. We're happy together.

To the OP: investigate, then make plans. Take the door off by removing the hinge pins, visually check the bottom of the door for rot, stick an awl into the wood at several spots to see if it's sound, sight along the door to see if it's warped, check the threshold to see if it moves when you step on it, etc. If the door is shot, and depending on the door, it might be easier to replace the whole door and frame. It probably wouldn't cost you much more money nor take more time.

R

[Cindy Hamilton]

Possibly it would be cheaper to buy a plane than to buy a door.

Cindy Hamilton

[Welsh Dog]

If I buy a plane, I would at least get one door.

I Kid.

[Colbyt]

I agree with Cindy. I bet a plane or belt sander is far cheaper than a new door. And, if, you don't own either of those do you own all the tools to install a new door? Or a door and frame?

This meant to be a lesson for all.

I wasn't born with tools and nobody gave me many. Everytime the cost of a tool was less than the cost of the labor hired, I bought the tool to do the job. Over the years with reasonable care they pay many large dividends. Far better than the stock market or much, much better than the bank

[Cindy Hamilton]

I now believe Welsh Dog was making a play on words, meaning "airplane" when the rest of us were talking woodworking. His humor is too subtle for me. Anything more sophisticated than a fart joke passes right over my head.

Cindy