Have you ever noticed that your doors start sticking, but only some of the time during winter? Needless to say, this can be a very irritating. In most cases, the culprit is the changing heat and humidity of the seasons. Hot and humid air causes wood to expand. The wood absorbs a small amount of the water in the air and swells up. Cold and dry air has the opposite effect. As the wood dries out, it shrinks slightly. If your door is sticking during the winter, this probably means that the frame around the door is contracting more than […]
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