In all this rain, my heavy wood door or wood door jamb is swelling so much
it is causing the door to stick and groove at the far end from the hinges.

Should I sand it down (but then when it shrinks it will be too small,
righ?)

Or is there a better solution?

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Melissa Andrade wrote:
In all this rain, my heavy wood door or wood door jamb is swelling so
much it is causing the door to stick and groove at the far end from
the hinges.

Should I sand it down (but then when it shrinks it will be too small,
righ?)

Not necessarily, doesn't take much sanding (1/16?) and the door should still
close nicely on the stop. It isn't the jamb that might need sanding, BTW.

Or is there a better solution?

Try tightening the screws in the hinges.

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"Melissa Andrade" wrote in message
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In all this rain, my heavy wood door or wood door jamb is swelling so much
it is causing the door to stick and groove at the far end from the hinges.

Should I sand it down (but then when it shrinks it will be too small,
righ?)

Or is there a better solution?

Planing is better than sanding. How much has to be taken off? You also
want to be sure the door is sealed from moisture as much as possible to
prevent big changes in size as the humidity fluctuates. I'd plane the door
down enough to put a self sealing weather strip that allows for the slight
size variation.

On Jan 25, 9:44*am, Melissa Andrade wrote:
In all this rain, my heavy wood door or wood door jamb is swelling so much
it is causing the door to stick and groove at the far end from the hinges..

Should I sand it down (but then when it shrinks it will be too small,
righ?)

Or is there a better solution?

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Find out where the water comes from and divert it away from the door.
It is obvious you have an architectural design problem since any
competent designer can produce plans that make such mistakes nearly
impossible. Your doorway might need a small portico or similar
building element that would both add to the curb appeal of the house
and eliminate the problem. Fiddling with the poor door and hoping for
future dry weather won't solve the problem long term.

Joe

"Joe" wrote in message
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On Jan 25, 9:44 am, Melissa Andrade wrote:
In all this rain, my heavy wood door or wood door jamb is swelling so much
it is causing the door to stick and groove at the far end from the hinges.

Should I sand it down (but then when it shrinks it will be too small,
righ?)

Or is there a better solution?

--- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: ---

Find out where the water comes from and divert it away from the door.
It is obvious you have an architectural design problem since any
competent designer can produce plans that make such mistakes nearly
impossible. Your doorway might need a small portico or similar
building element that would both add to the curb appeal of the house
and eliminate the problem. Fiddling with the poor door and hoping for
future dry weather won't solve the problem long term.

The water comes from the air. The cause of the problem is that the installer
did not seal the end grain of the door which is allowing the wood to soak in
the moisture.

For now plane the door just enough to restore function, and when it dries
out when we get warmer weather then remove the door and apply some paint to
the top and bottom of the door.

--
Roger Shoaf
If you are not part of the solution, you are not dissolved in the solvent.