A friend of mine has a fairly new house, approx. 3 years old, that has a beautiful wood front door. They are having two issues with it.
First, the finish that is on it is not holding up to the sun at all, the bottom half of the door is really showing it's age.
The second thing, the wood is splitting, enough you can see daylight through it.
I do not know the door manufacture, she can get no reply from the contractor that built the house and they are about at wits end. I guess since she knows I do a little woodworking I'm an expert on how to salvage her door.
I'm assuming that since it is wood that it is simply going to expand and contract with the changes in weather. What would be the best finish to use that would stand up to the sun better? I did notice that the edges of the door did not have any finish on them, would doing so help with the expansion and contracting?
Thanks in advance for any advice you can share.
First, the finish that is on it is not holding up to the sun at all, the bottom half of the door is really showing it's age.
The second thing, the wood is splitting, enough you can see daylight through it.
I do not know the door manufacture, she can get no reply from the contractor that built the house and they are about at wits end. I guess since she knows I do a little woodworking I'm an expert on how to salvage her door.
I'm assuming that since it is wood that it is simply going to expand and contract with the changes in weather. What would be the best finish to use that would stand up to the sun better? I did notice that the edges of the door did not have any finish on them, would doing so help with the expansion and contracting?
Thanks in advance for any advice you can share.