How do i stop my internal doors from swelling up in the heat?
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What you need is a dehumidifier. It is the moisture/humidity that is causing the swelling.
It isn't the heat, it's the humidity. A dehumidifier may help.
Are you in the UK? It's the wet I think mine do it as they are untreated oak (old doors, Not tree murder lol), I don't know how to stop it happening but they go down if the heating is on.
My internal doors are always swelling up. A cold shower helps.
Sound like you have an evaporative cooler in your home. The moisture of the cooler swells the doors. Try to keep the cooler at one constant cooling speed (low) night and day. The doors will stay one size
dehumidifier will sort that straight out for you and you'll be suprised how much damp/moisture they collect!
Choose a time when the doors arnt sticking and paint them with a polyurethane varnish, this will keep out the moisture and so stop the doors swelling.
It's not the heat it is the moisture as someone has already mentioned. Once the door has shrunk back to normal make sure all edges are sealed with paint or varnish, including the top and bottom.
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