When ordering new doors, it's essential to know when you're going to install them as you have to understand how to care for your doors right from delivery. So, it's best not to have them arrive a long time before you want to use them. Suppliers should have perfect stockage conditions for them which it's unlikely you'll be able to replicate at home.
British standards require doors to be made from wood which has a 10% - 19% moisture content. To keep the moisture content at this level, it's best if you can reproduce the factory storage conditions. The life of your doors may be affected by poor storage, and so this is an essential part of planning.
This may sound complicated, but if you talk to your supplier when ordering, you'll be given advice that will suit your particular circumstances.
On delivery, move these bulky pieces of "furniture" carefully into their planned stockage position. Have help on hand from at least one other person when carrying them as they are hard to manipulate and damage may occur if you don't have someone to share the task.
It's essential to store doors flat and never on end. Choose an even floor and place a minimum of three props on which to lay the first door. Then, using a second set of props, stack the next door and so on. Props are necessary to ensure air circulation. Build the pile with care, keeping the doors as flat as possible all the time.
If a door has built in furniture or cills, take this into consideration when choosing the size of bearers to insert. This is necessary to avoid these items damaging other doors.
Of course, it's vital to keep track of which door goes in which opening, and of the different parts of the same door. These can be identified quickly if marked at the time of storing.
When moving your doors, do take care of any packaging; the shrink wrap which covers pre-finished doors is easily ripped and is important in preserving factory conditions. Other opaque wrappings are used to maintain colour and to prevent damage by light.
If the doors aren't finished, then they will probably be what the trade calls "in the white". This means that they will have had a stain base coat or a primer coat applied. These doors will need to be sealed or primed on all surfaces (including the edges) as soon as they are delivered. Consult your supplier if you're not sure about care of your particular doors.
When you're ready to hang internal doors, don't subject them to sudden changes in temperature or humidity. They should be conditioned to their new situation before hanging, and of course, never hung before their surface has been finished appropriately.
The aim is to keep them free from dirt, knocks or warping, and light. They need to be at a correct temperature and humidity, and for air to be able to circulate around them.
Take care of your doors at this stage and they will serve you well for a long future. Your supplier will be happy to discuss any point and to offer good advice on how to care for your doors once they arrive at your home. - 29958
British standards require doors to be made from wood which has a 10% - 19% moisture content. To keep the moisture content at this level, it's best if you can reproduce the factory storage conditions. The life of your doors may be affected by poor storage, and so this is an essential part of planning.
This may sound complicated, but if you talk to your supplier when ordering, you'll be given advice that will suit your particular circumstances.
On delivery, move these bulky pieces of "furniture" carefully into their planned stockage position. Have help on hand from at least one other person when carrying them as they are hard to manipulate and damage may occur if you don't have someone to share the task.
It's essential to store doors flat and never on end. Choose an even floor and place a minimum of three props on which to lay the first door. Then, using a second set of props, stack the next door and so on. Props are necessary to ensure air circulation. Build the pile with care, keeping the doors as flat as possible all the time.
If a door has built in furniture or cills, take this into consideration when choosing the size of bearers to insert. This is necessary to avoid these items damaging other doors.
Of course, it's vital to keep track of which door goes in which opening, and of the different parts of the same door. These can be identified quickly if marked at the time of storing.
When moving your doors, do take care of any packaging; the shrink wrap which covers pre-finished doors is easily ripped and is important in preserving factory conditions. Other opaque wrappings are used to maintain colour and to prevent damage by light.
If the doors aren't finished, then they will probably be what the trade calls "in the white". This means that they will have had a stain base coat or a primer coat applied. These doors will need to be sealed or primed on all surfaces (including the edges) as soon as they are delivered. Consult your supplier if you're not sure about care of your particular doors.
When you're ready to hang internal doors, don't subject them to sudden changes in temperature or humidity. They should be conditioned to their new situation before hanging, and of course, never hung before their surface has been finished appropriately.
The aim is to keep them free from dirt, knocks or warping, and light. They need to be at a correct temperature and humidity, and for air to be able to circulate around them.
Take care of your doors at this stage and they will serve you well for a long future. Your supplier will be happy to discuss any point and to offer good advice on how to care for your doors once they arrive at your home. - 29958
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