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Interior barn door bowing

4K views 4 replies 5 participants last post by  TimPa 
#1 ·
I built and hung a sliding barn door and now months later I am noticing a curve, bowing out along the bottom mostly. Tried to take a pic but it doe not show up well. Is this due to the weather change? I assume it is my trim contracting? I used wood from Lowes and didn't give a thought to moisture content. Thoughts on cause and what I could do fix? Thanks
 
#3 ·
Without a picture or at least telling us how it was built not sure anyone's going to be of much help.
If you built it out of pressure treated wood, there's your reason.
 
#5 ·
one of three things, assuming it was built flat -
1. not even sealing on both sides of the door (e.g. 3 coats each side)
2. uneven ambient moisture/heat on one side of the door vs the other. when it is open, is one side against a wall.
3. high moisture content of lumber before built.
 
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