Unbowing a Front Door

[dlockers]

Hi chaps. I've had a few quotes for a front door and in all honesty, my solid timber door is fine. It's just bowed at the bottom, and ideally it could open the other way.

Is there any tips to unbowing it? Presumably that'll be step one before attempting to switch how it opens.

Thanks

 

[dlockers]

In what direction is it bowed? Twisted? Or warped?

Pic? I took an old wooden door off a few years ago, and dried it out in the sun with some weights over some trestles. Had the desired effect - luckily had a good week of sun. Think it was more luck than anything!

If it’s a proper solid timber door, trim the bowed section off and make up a new section, dowel it on / domino it on - good sand and fill and paint.

However, you’d not have a door for the duration.

As for flipping it round - you’d have to move all your hardware, remortise the hinges, - might be more of a ballache.

best of luck though!

Just the bottom, I'd say by a minor amount. Pics below - thanks!






I'm thinking I may just put a deadbolt on the bottom left and put it on each night?

 

[dlockers]

I haven't even got to the rear yet but that thing doesn't even open when it rains...

It makes the abhorrent margins that the door companies make on UPVC doors almost seem worth it

 

[dlockers]

Is it possible for a normal human to order a PVC door and self-fit? Lots of barriers to entry around here where you need to be an approved fitter etc...