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Ours becomes almost unusable twice a year with our crazy dry/wet and hot/cold cycles. Since our back porch is not built on a proper foundation and the door is along the side as opposed to the end, the sagging and rising of it regularly squeezes and gaps the door frame. I’ve planed the door over the years and added the most substantial weather stripping around. I find during dry spells (not during winter though obviously) if I strategically water the periphery of the porch it makes a big difference.
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Do heavy wooden front doors warp?
Mine has started not open jng easily and seems to catch on the bottom edge and where the lock mechanism is, meaning it is too tight a fit to easily unlock with the key from outside.
To make this better I have shifted the lock housing in the frame back a bit but now can't do the second deadlock up.
All in all, it seems o have warped or twisted somehow.
How can I best diagnose this and who should I speak to about fixing it? Or is it new door time?