Straightening bar and batten doors ?

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My house renovation is, after all these years, at the point where I can tackle the 'desirables' rather than the 'necessaries'.

One of these is the nice old bar and batten pine doors that are significantly twisted - the worst is 6cms from top to bottom. It dawned on me today that none of these doors (there are 3 that really need doing) have any diagonal cross bracing and I fell to wondering if I made a frame to force them flat and then put in the braces nailed to each board whether that would retain the flatness ?

I knowI could rebuild them but I don't think they will take kindly to be taken to pieces and re-built.

Rob

micky104 · Accepted Answer

do you mean ledge and braced t&G door--micky104

robkgraham · Answer

Yes - I've always called them bar and batten, possibly that's the Scot's term. I've checked with my DIY Manual and if you change 'batten' for 'ledged' then I think we're talking about the same thing.

The book I have shows a framed ledged braced and battened door and one without a frame. What I've got is T & G boarding which is held together with 3 'ledges' and no braces. The ledges are some 6" from the top and bottom and one in the nominal middle. As cheap as they come perhaps a 100 years ago but now have a lovely soft set honey colour and are part of the character of the cottage, but it would be nice if they were straight, hence the question.

Rob

micky104 · Answer

lie the door on the floor and put something heavy on all 4 corners e.concrete blocks leave for a couple of days then check to see if thtwist is out hope this help--micky104

Straightening bar and batten doors ?

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