Back-Gate won't shut

fatboyonadiet

My wooden back gate seems to have swollen with the weather lately and won't shut, what's the best thing to do now? Should I just trim a bit off it?

robnye

no dont trim it........ wait for the warmer weather, let it dry out then give it a good coat of wood stain/preservative.....

i had a similar problem with my front porch door...... wind now blows through the gap like a bleeding gale.....

scbk

personally I'd give it a wee sand down, then pick the warmest/dryest day you can right now and treat it, depending on the weather you might be able to shut it within a few days, in the meantime tie it back with some string

mandi

scbk wrote:

personally I'd give it a wee sand down, then pick the warmest/dryest day you can right now and treat it, depending on the weather you might be able to shut it within a few days, in the meantime tie it back with some string

DONT TRIM IT its just swollen with the damp weather, please just leave it for a while and itll go back to the correct size.. got a back door the same at home

scbk

What's the harm in taking a small amount off? It's a gate, it doesn't matter about what will be a small gap in the summer months.

RedOnRed

If he wants to close it he'll have to trim it.