Shed Door Keeps Swelling

I'm assuming it's an external door. you should get it planed down but by as little as possible angled slightly towards the frame where it's catching to make visible edge kept as wide as you can then re-varnish/paint (as adr said remember to make sure the edges are done) .. How to fix a shrinking or swelling exterior door depending on the type of door you have (usually wood) the steps will vary for fixing and repairing your exterior door. assuming your door is made from wood, the best plan of action is to remove the door from the hinges and sand it down to bare wood.. When the door(s) are swollen take a permanent marker and mark the areas where the door is swollen. make sure that if the door is modified it will still hit the stops which keep it from opening all the way in..

Wood preservatives: 'why has my shed door swollen so much?' jeff howell advises a reader who has applied a wood preservative to seal his shed door to prevent moisture movement.. The shrinking and swelling of w ood and its effect on furniture by carl a. eckelman kiln dried to 6 percent moisture content and stored in a dry shed outdoors panel doors may ca use the joints of the frame to fracture as shown . 11.. Some doors stick even in dry winter weather, of course, so a balky door can be a year-round problem. the first impulse of many do-it-yourselfers is to shave wood off the door edge with a plane or.