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   johnhardy | Mar 10, 2003 10:29pm | #1

   When you finish a door do you finish the top and the bottom as well? Not doing so can cause problems as the unfinished wood there can (and will) absorb moisture. This could be the cause of your problem.

   But to answer your question, I'm not aware of any way to "unwarp" a warped door. I can think of some things to try, but the folks here will undoubtedly have some tried and true methods to share.

   John

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   Turbo | Mar 11, 2003 05:17am | #2

          Several years ago, I straightened a warped door with various clamps placed strategically to cause it to straighten.  It did, though within a month or so, the warp came back after it was hung.  Good luck.

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   Clay | Mar 12, 2003 09:09am | #3

   You can try clamping it in a corrective position (opposite it's naturalwarp) and letting it stand in the hot sun.  The only reliable method, though, is replacement.

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   jako17 | Mar 13, 2003 04:35am | #4

   I have never been successful at straightening a warped door .But I have found that careful selection of material especially stiles .Followed by dressing in stages, leaving the wood oversize for 3 or 4 days before final dressing to size ,then fully priming with oil base primer seems to eliminate a lot of problems.Of late a lot of our e white pine has been very sappy and we are considering using mahogany for our high end paint grade work

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   booch | Mar 13, 2003 04:42pm | #5

   Bend the door stops and renail the stops to the casing. If it is a small bend it won't be noticed except by you and whomever you tell.

   Jack of all trades and master of none - you got a problem with that?
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   toddhunter | Mar 14, 2003 12:54am | #6

   I also have a warped door, a 5 panel closet door.  I'm sure it's due to the very dry winter.  All my paneled doors are showing more movement in the panels than usual.  I'm assuming it will unwarp some when spring and summer arrives.  Then I may add a third hinge in the middle.  I'm not sure why the installers only used two hinges.  I could adjust the stop though, as suggested above, and it would close just fine.

   Todd