When it is cold outside the door gets slightly smaller and has small gaps around the door seal.
French doors swelling in heat.
A shrinking or swelling door most likely will be difficult to open when it swells and when shrunk will let the cold exterior air into your home.
Pulled tight in winter it s a stalwart guardian against chills and drafts.
I have to leave the door until late evening when it is cooler before being able to lock it.
Has anyone else suffered this problem and is there anything i can do.
Because heat causes the wood to expand against its frame avoid placing heaters less than 36 inches from a door.
When it is hot outside the door gets slightly larger and is difficult to open and close.
In really high temperatures you may notice that your windows or doors become stiff and they may not open and close properly.
The doorlandia website explains that warps and swelling can occur because of a heat source too close to the door or because of poor ventilation.
A french door consists of a frame around one or more transparent panels installed in either matching pairs or a series.
This old house general contractor tom silva confronts a stubborn summertime door with a jack plane and a little restraint.
Your windows and doors are not are not broken and do not need replacing.
Some doors stick even in dry winter weather of course so a balky door can be a year round problem.
Edit if you have to lift the door to open it you probably need to adjust the hinges.
This could be because the upvc has swollen.
The wood swells and the doors become difficult to open and close.
If the doors are hung properly use a level to check the jamb and you just want a simple solution you might be able to get away with shaving a little off the side of the door that sticks.
French doors typically use weather stripping at the floor level where the doors meet to prevent water ingress.
My upvc exterior door appears to have swollen in the present hot weather and i now have difficulty getting the locks to engage.
A quick fix to get it locked use hose pipe or bucket of water and spay or throw bucket of water on door to cool down then should be able to lock it you will need door adjusting to fix this prob as it will happen every time its hot hope this helps.
This is likely to be because the upvc has swollen.
But by august heat has driven moisture deep into the grain and the once yielding door has become swollen and stuck.
It s probably moisture not the heat causing your doors to stick.
Moisture in the air is absorbed by the wood in some doors.