c

04/05/2006 7:15 AM

Staining exterior wood door question

Should the top/bottom/sides get stained & polyurethaned also or should
they be left alone for the wood to 'breathe'?


This topic has 4 replies

c

in reply to [email protected] on 04/05/2006 7:15 AM

04/05/2006 4:28 PM

Thanks!

rf

"roemax"

in reply to [email protected] on 04/05/2006 7:15 AM

04/05/2006 10:12 PM

yes seal tops and bottoms
door mfg will void warrantee if you don't
also they will split and warp
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> Should the top/bottom/sides get stained & polyurethaned also or should
> they be left alone for the wood to 'breathe'?
>

Mt

"Max"

in reply to [email protected] on 04/05/2006 7:15 AM

04/05/2006 10:46 PM


<[email protected]> wrote
> Should the top/bottom/sides get stained & polyurethaned also or should
> they be left alone for the wood to 'breathe'?
>

You don't want the door to "breathe". It will expand and contract with
changes in the humidity.
Seal it all the way around.

Max

n

in reply to [email protected] on 04/05/2006 7:15 AM

05/05/2006 4:43 AM

In another forum a suggestion was to remove the door latch mechanism
and seal the wood there as well as top/bottom. Hinge rabbets also for
the anal.

On Thu, 04 May 2006 22:46:02 GMT, "Max"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
><[email protected]> wrote
>> Should the top/bottom/sides get stained & polyurethaned also or should
>> they be left alone for the wood to 'breathe'?
>>
>
>You don't want the door to "breathe". It will expand and contract with
>changes in the humidity.
>Seal it all the way around.
>
>Max
>


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