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Fax: 630.566.7443
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Proper Finishing of Wood Doors
The doors are provided to our customer in good quality. Care has been taken in selecting the wood, machining the products and sanding the finished door. We hope that our customer will take the same care of their door. Doors should be finished uniformly. If one side is treated differently than the other side, it will absorb moisture at a different rate and cause a warp. Many exterior finishes are designed to penetrate into the grain and protect the interior of the wood. These products are good but must be used in combination with other products that protect the surface of the wood such as varnish or urethanes. Products used must be appropriate for the exposure. A minimum of three coats of finish are suggested. If the application is severe, more coats are required. It should also be noted that most stains give no protection to the wood. They only give the wood color. The average finish has a limited life expectancy. Most quality exterior finishes will only last for two or three years before they lose some of their effective moisture protecting characteristics. They must be refinished properly on a regular basis.
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As wood is a natural product and reacts to changes in temperature and humidity, the doors and panels within the doors expand and contract as the environment changes. When doors are fitted to an opening, the relative humidity at the time of fitting will influence the amount of space that is required between the door and the jamb. Please leave enough space to prevent the need to refit the door. Likewise, the interior panel of a door will expand and contract between the summer and winter, reflecting the relative humidity of the home. If doors are installed and finished during the humid summer months, the interior panel may reduce in size during the winter, leaving an unstained area exposed on the panel. This unstained area should be touched up with stain and sealer during the first dry season to eliminate any further exposure of raw wood. |
PO Box 29067
St. Catharines, ON
L2R 7P9
Ph: 800.903.6786
Fax: 630.566.7443