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We live in an area that gets very humid in summertime…which swells the interior doors and makes them difficult to close. Rather than plane the doors, I’d like to seal the top and bottom edges to keep the moisture out.
What’s the best substance to use? The two faces of the doors are painted in an oil-based paint; should I use that on the edges or use a polyurethane-type material?
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We live in an area that gets very humid in summertime...which swells the interior doors and makes them difficult to close. Rather than plane the doors, I'd like to seal the top and bottom edges to keep the moisture out.
What's the best substance to use? The two faces of the doors are painted in an oil-based paint; should I use that on the edges or use a polyurethane-type material?
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.....same finsih as the face....but they can still take in moisture at the joints ..especially if they are a panel door..you can't seal the panel because it has to be able to move...it's almost the nature of the beast..which is another reason 6-panel molded doors are so popular with builders (or with me anyway) I hate what seacoast moisture does to doors..
don't forget to seal behind the hinges too